Originally Posted by
DarinFred
These days, you may get more street cred by telling you commanders and DOs that you will be getting out at the first chance available. They'll be looking for LORs when they retire. Karma is a *****, especially when a retired O-5 can't figure out why that O-3 he screwed over 3 years ago won't help him get hired at the Major he wants.
I have seen this several times. Most line guys understand if the boss "has a job to do…", but the ones that seem to go out of the way to "punish" guys for leaving often find a few roadblocks in their subsequent careers.