Kb8018,

From a 19 yr veteran coming up on retirement...what's important is that you are going to receive an honorable discharge. You have decided to part ways with the Navy and follow another career path. That's all they need to know...in our profession of arms we are at times so driven to tell the truth we forget that we don't have to tell them everything about the particular circumstances.

It's common for a lot of folks to get out at the ten-twelve year point who may still be O-3s...point in fact, my oldest brother who was a distinguished graduate from his AFROTC detachment, also out of his Squadron Officer School class, and the wing/CC exec officer (the ***** boy who generally gets the #1 company grade officer stratification in a wing) the latter was the local leadership's last ditch effort to keep him in the service.

Did he share any of this with his future employers...nope, not a word. He simply stated that he had served his commitment and was ready to move on. That's all the airlines need to know. Good luck.