US Air Force reviews

The institutions of our military are rigid, perhaps out of necessity. There are many unspoken rules that a newbie simply won't know how to take advantage of/stay a healthy distance away from. The rules and regulations are available for a person to learn but how is a person suppose to know what rules and regulations apply? During times of war, I have had frequent opportunities for deployment into hostile areas. I enjoyed supporting the institution and my uniformed brothers/sisters in the defense departments but sorely missed my kids. This Bush administration has just about exhausted our people and used up all of our treasures. Seeing young men maimed and killed for no long term national gains was a definite downer. This is why I retired.

Lack of control of where and when you will go. Excessively long work hours. Difficulty on familiy life due to this inability to predict when/where you will HAVE to move. You are forced to move whether you want to or no. You have to "kiss up" and "play the game" if you want to advance. You are measured on your ability to ALWAYS have your "game face" on no matter what. Even the lightest questining of why something needs to be done a certain way results in being labeled as "not one of the boys." Those who make it to the top have the same, glassy-eyed, fake grin, unemotionless, blank, cut competent look -- whether they are right or wrong, no matter what is happening around them.