Contemplating to leave the force
I have been in service for a few years and over the past year I have been thinking of leaving. When I first signed on, I was absolutely excited, motivated and really thought I would stay in the military for the whole of my career.
However after graduating from training school, I realised that there’s a lot more than just going outfield/training.
I thought going over to a new posting would make me feel better but right now I feel even worst as I barely had much time to understudy my new job (which I have zero experience in as it was a different field from my previous post).
I was thrown on the job, and expected to do well. I feel very stressed out, and I’m constantly feeling very anxious, but I still gotta smile in front of all my bosses.
I’ve always tried to keep a positive mindset but I think my mental mind has reached its max capacity. I don’t regret ever signing in by right now I’m 100% sure I don’t wish to stay in the military anymore.
However I find it a little hard to tell my boss as I have only just taken over the new appointment. I’m not sure where to go from here.
Netizens’ comments
- A lot of people also signed on because of that small spark of interest only to find hating it in few years time for several reasons.
If your contemplating to leave alr I suggest u to leave. Because once u start to think about leaving, and u force urself to stay you’re going to detest it even more till ur breaking point. And besides leaving early is always better because at least ur not super old like some that sign 10 years alr then want to leave, by then hard to find civilian job liao - Do not be afraid to speak up and seek guidance from your bosses. They might assume your smile means you are coping well and they just trust and let you run with the assigned tasks.
If you still feel you no longer keen to be in military career journey, you might want to pen down your 3 & 5 years goals & how you are going to achieve them. It could be further studies, it could be internship or another private sector job offer. Take leave and think over and not rush till you have next offer (school/job). - Work outside lah, more freedom and earn more money also.