re: #22 RealityBasedSteve

That was one thing that was a HUGE shock to me, coming from the Military to the Civilian world. Military I started my first year with 30 days paid leave. Plus we usually had a 3 day (or 2 1/2 day) weekend every month without fail. Got to my new job, and got a whopping 5 days vacation time year 1.

RBS

Much lower probability of being sent where people shoot at you in the Private Sector, however. So, there’s that.