Would I be a fool to get out of the military?

[cookderosa]

It's been a while so I figured I would give an update on my situation. We were planning on getting out at the end of the one year extension, but my Dr. decided to put me in for a med board. It seemed like a strange decision for him to make just months before I would get out, but from what I have heard he is doing me a favor since I will have my disability percentage before I separate instead of months after. This is going to extend my enlistment a bit further and has set me up for getting an internship while I wait for the results.

I'm in the middle of searching for an internship at the moment and am very excited at the possibilities. I'll have to put in another update on that later, but it sounds like a great program for anyone going through an MEB. It's called Operation Warfighter and is supported by many federal agencies. I am hoping it will give me some good IT experience outside of the military. Fingers crossed!

I am also 5 classes shy of a BSBA at TESC, but am stuck on the Principles of Finance DSST at the moment. Then I will just need Business Communications, Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, and Strategic Management. I plan on doing the Uexcel for Business Communications and PF for the last 3. I will do Finance through PF if I fail the DSST, but figured I should at least try for the test first since it's free. I'm not sure if the Post 9/11 will cover those PF courses and the TESC enrollment fee, so if anyone has any recent experience on that it would be much appreciated!

WOW! It was great that you posted an update!! Sounds like lots of exciting changes ahead for you. Not being a "business person" I can't offer any help for your Finance speed bump, but I'll encourage you just the same. It's worth it!!