Boys (and girls), nothing changes...40 years ago I put in my papers to resign my commission. I was a "regular" with 8 years of service in the USMC. I joined the cadet program to fly airplanes, and the longer I stayed in, chances of good, quality flight time became less and less. I went from being one of the "good guys' to a "$hit bird" over night. My last assignment was the job (not the rank, but the job) of "First Lieutenant". For those of you not blessed with knowledge of Naval service, that equates to "Head Janitor". I got out and flew for the airlines for 30 years, enjoying every minute of it (check rides and ground school excluded).