Quote Originally Posted by qwerty1971 View Post
I was one of 2 MICCC-grad CPTs to stay in service within my BDE after our last rotation in Iraq out of 7 MICCC CPTs. Three of the CPTs getting out already had intel jobs waiting for them once they ETS'd. One had a job as a deputy sheriff lined up and one went backl to school. Only 2 of 7 stayed in. Now I do not know if all of them received higher paying jobs than an Army CPT with 5-6 years in, but after eating lunch with those folks over the 15 month deployment I can say money had something to do with them leaving.
To build on this, if you look at it as a combined household income, the money is a significant factor.

You can be a deputy sheriff anywhere and take a $20K hit... but your spouse can find a better job than the one she has in Killeen Texas or Fayetville NC that more than makes up the difference.