You re-upped, didn't you? It's not like you enlisted but once.
And as long as you draw 'retired' pay, you are subject to recall. "Retired pay" is actually maintenance pay to keep you on the rolls.
And if you have been in 26 years, you have to be either a Sergeant Major (E-9) or a Colonel (at least)(O-5). Otherwise you would have been RCP'ed.
Don't misunderstand me, I am not complaining about staying on after that.
What I question is how many people on this site tell me and others we should suck it up and quit whining when they haven't serves one f ing day in the protection of what we hold dear.
I also realize many of my fellow Freepers are or have been active duty military and I salute them for their contribution
OH and when people discuss the benifits I have received I would like to list a few, like missing every fathers day since I was 17 with my now deceased father,spending 15 weekends away from home every year for paltry pay and missing my kids games and birthdays, time with my wife and getting greif from my employer because it screws up his schedule.
But I keep doing it because someone has to and if not me who? And the peopleI get to meet and work with are the best in the world without exception.