[Scar da Kookee]

Subtitle: Is 20 grand tax free worth 4 years of my life?

As some (or most) would know, I'm enlisted in the US Navy (hold the jokes pls)

I enlisted some three and a half years ago, more then actually.
My end of my enlistment comes this fall.
Now here's my delima:

If I leave the navy, I could go to school and take my chances and possibily not ever get really anywhere now, becuase the economy sucks royal ass, even if I got plenty of free collage from my countries' Department of Defence
BUT I can never re-enlist after I go.
I maybe a Veteran, but I wont have meny benfeits. I'd ahve to come up with my own health insurance, dental,
Or at least just a paycheck altogether. Which I got to get insurance for my car too.

OR

I reenlist now, but in order for me to get anything out of it, I have to reenlist for 4 years, which I'll take up three and a half out of it.
one could say just go for 3 years, but I wouldnt get anything
heres why:
reenlistment bonuses come at a certain times, but I have to at least add another 3 years on top of my current. when I reenlist now, like previously mentioned, i use up a half a year cus my current end of enlistment is in fall.

(4yrs - 6mo = 3.5yrs) + 4yrs = 7.5yrs

follow me thus far?

less then 3 I get no bonus. more then I get USD $20,000 tax free if i do it before the end of april.

also I continue to get my benfeits, medical, dental. etc.


BUT I'd also have to continue to put up with the Military such.
Dont get me wrong, I signed up knowing it'll be BS, but only to a veried degree when I was 18.

I signed up on a whim, but now I'm working on 23 and I'm have to put some serious thought into this one.

I ask here, and not places like LF, because, screw it I'm not active there enough for those wierdo's to care for my crud.
I like the weirdo's here.
and that being said I also ahve a good idea where everyone lives in the world, so there at least gives me the variety that I want.

Sure I could ask people here on the boat, but forget it, msot will say yes reenlist all for the rather reason. All I want to do is get on with my life and get it going.

That is if i can't get orders to Japan next XD