You’re kidding, right? Your dreams of becoming an E-3 would be gone. Military personnel are given the option of lying to idiots or leaving the military.
Importantly, when things matter, like in combat, these same personnel are scrupulously honest. But evading scoundrels who want to oppress you is hardly dishonorable.
The Washington types are upset that the oath they swear is to the constitution, not to their overlords.
No, I’m not kidding and I made E-3 without any problems :-) However, after making E-5 I did decide to get out because of the idiots and the desire to preserve my integrity. However, I found a way to preserve my integrity and continue to serve the Army as a civilian scientist. Perhaps you don’t realize the extent of the lying and it’s impact that occurs today. Homosexuality, no moral absolutes, acceptance of policies driven by knee jerk reactions (sexual harassment, suicide, transgender is good, women in combat roles). There is no integrity. The Chief of Staff of the Army tells us that our NUMBER ONE PRIORITY is... sexual harassment. Not defeating the enemy, not training how we fight and fighting to win, not our professionalism. This line is parroted all the way down to the squad. The sheer numer of mandatory training and reporting requirements, and social experiments in place is truly staggering; the cost and destruction of our Army even more so. Instead of standing up to the oppressive bureacracy and confronting it with an honest assessment of the cost and risks, even our most senior officers simply bend over and take it. By evading these scoundrels they have let them win; they should have fought them or resigned their commissions publically.