not going to retire just yet
 

Feb is my 20 year mark and I was scheduled to retire this summer. After a look at my family I have decided to stay in another 4 years so my three oldest can complete high school first. Big risk on my part when one considers the odds of me going back to the middle east, but I am more likely to hold a desk job even in that situation.

Down side, will be stuck in Montana for 4 more years! :eek:

just thought I would share.

I just want to say Thank you! for your commitment to the service.

I think you're making the right call...after a while it becomes more about the family.

I decided to retire this year (25 years) for much the same reason...I was looking at a move to California, which is simply too far to commute to on the weekends:eek: I will have two kids in high school next year, my wife has a great career in a critical area of technology and I am looking forward to the next set of opportunities:)

Congratulations on 20 years of service. Outstanding!

Thank you for your service! You deserve a nice retirement after 4+ years in Great Falls!!!

Add my thanks to the list...:)

Agreed, to both of you.

Paul, I didn't know you retired. What's next on the agenda?

thanks fellas, even then I will be 42 at retirement so I can work on a 2nd retirement.

Thank you for your service. What the heck do they have you doing in MT.?

Yes, I thank-you too!
Wish you could retire now, but you're probably making the right call.
My brother went through the same agony at his 20 year mark.
He chose retirement, now he works for the UN.
He always talks about retirement, but he just took a post in India for 3 years?
Nother story........ (his)

Anyway, good Luck buddy, keep your chin up and watch your 6.

nothing with dogs. :(

I supervise a missile field security flight, good management stuff for my resume. :D

Have you taught the missles any tricks? Sit, fetch, etc.? :)

Both of you deserve alot for spending even ONE winter in Montana....

Joe

(who used to live in Helena and knows how cold Montana is in winter)

BTW, how's your dog enjoying retirement? :)

Retirement is good, then you can do those fun jobs, you beat me to it, I have 1 year and 2 months to go, for some reason they say I have to be 50 plus 1 month then the fun begins. But I will keep working but its going to be a lot more fun..

He is great! Just his medical condition is progressing so he may not make it much longer. Good thing is he is not in pain, just nerve damage is causing him to lose control of his hind quarters.

Sorry to hear about his having nerve damage. Is that a line-of-duty injury? Hope his health holds up. Post dog pics. We all like dog pics, well, maybe not the two-legged breed. ;)

no it's just a German Sheppard thing much like the hip dysplasia cases.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm%3farticleid=444

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1201808267.jpg
Rex


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1201808289.jpg
Cayro


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Ricky


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Bit

SmileWavy

Hey Smitty, which one is your retiree buddy? All are great looking dogs. I almost came close to acquiring a rescue dog, but the wifey just can't warm up to the idea of have a critter running around our condo. :mad:

A few more years in Montana sounds like an eternity, Smitty, unless you've finally discovered the location of the Fountain of Youthful Babes. :D

Rex is the one with me, and as for the fountain...no such luck.

Damn!

Smitty,
Good to hear from you up in the frozen north! Hope the 4 years goes as planned on both the work and family sides.

Come on down in the spring, when the bluebonnets are out and we will be heading into the hill country for a fun run! You can drive the targa... it has a rennshifter now...:)

He even looks a little like Ponce DeLone!

Thanks Bill for the offer. I will be down to Texas this summer on vacation and job hunting for my future Cisco job.

Here is Rex today, chillin on his blanket.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1201810649.jpg

He's not readin' that magazine, I hope...just lookin at the pictures, right? :D

ha ha seen that after I posted it, damn you fellas caught me. Pictures aren't bad now that you mention it.

I didn't notice what your age is right now. That along with if you have some post retirement work plans and the age of your kids is very important.

I had about 39 years with my company and took early retirement right at age 55. Got a very fair deal (although not a fortune) plus the opportunity to do lucrative (and fun) short assignments for them. Worked out great...for a while.

But then as the economy and the stock market started to tank around 2001, so did the short job assignments. (what's an easy way for a company to cut costs...don't hire the retired guys!)

This coupled with the fact that the youngest of my 6 kids was just getting out of high school did not work out well. The good news was that I was almost always available when she needed help at college!

So you are wise to think about and to factor all those things into your decision. Good luck.

Great-looking dog, that Rex. Is it DM that he has?

http://neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu/neuro/DM_Web/DMofGS.htm

yes that is it, it has progressed to his mid section where he now has little control over urination and fecal controls. I manage this by his diet and regular breaks in the back yard.

Good luck on your decision. I was in the USN from '82-'91 and would have retired in 2002, but I decided that 9 years was long enough. Take your time and consider all of your options. Thanks for your service! Beautiful dog!!

The fountain is located in Bozeman...

Smitty, it sounds like you need to be off to Bozeman, ASAP. :D :D :D

yes I need to explore in the land of Lewis and Clark. lol

Found this offering last night, actually she is one my co-workers so imported here by the military.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1201887398.jpg

Mmmmm, I'm starting to like Miller Lite. :D

K9, Handle Her man!

ha ha that would likely create a bad working environment. :eek:

Yeah and the fact that she ain't no dog either?