I had a buddy who left active duty my timeframe, early 90s. Those in the know remember it was a lean time with job offers, one had to jump through a few hoops. The buddy went towards the low end of the corporate world, I changed uniforms & kept flying.
About 8 years later he threw in the towel, said he wasted to much time. He’s at a ‘major’ now, took a handful of years to get back on track. If nothing else, most of us like the view out of the office window.