Hey guys I finally eas'd today. Super weird feeling. All my friends are already gone and shit and I was wondering if anyone was around the quantico/northern VA area and wanted to grab a beer or something that would be cool, feeling kinda alone. And if anyone has any tips for getting out and shit that would be super appreciated.
Posted Jun 16, 2023, 11:00 PM UTC
I remember that feeling well. Looking forward to that day for literally years, and then when it arrived I wasn't nearly as hyped as I thought I'd be. Had a 13 hour car ride to think about it the whole way too. Smoked a fat blunt for the first ime in 4 years when I arrived though so that helped take my mind off it lol.
EAS was so nice I had to do it twice!
Congrats on freedom brother!
Thank you!
Lfg
It is a hard feeling I missed it so much after a while and I never thought I would. I just miss seeing the guys I was with for 3.5 years. Nearly everyone I knew was getting out anyway so I knew it wouldn’t be the same but I was the first to go from my friends that deployed with me twice. This was 09 and some of the newer guys that went on my 2nd deployment were leading marines in Afghanistan a year later and that was not a great feeling knowing those guys were facing it again and I had bailed. I tried to get back in in 11 but I had asthma by then so no go. Get in school, make some new friends and memories or it will be harder to move on. It will never ever be the same but once you move on they are happy memories not something you feel like you need to do again.
VA CLAIMS BRO!!!! DO IT!! Anyways…Congratulations on your EAS, it will he rocky and you will feel very lonely but know you have a swarm of brothers and sisters ready to help you. Start utilizing your benefits man, they come in handy.
Thanks man! I’m switching to the army reserves right now so I have to hold on until I change over
Hell yeah, proud of you!
Yeah man you get to live the dream part time. Just make sure you remind everyone you were a marine every day and how hard it was running 100 miles a week in gear and sleeping in the field every day but Christmas. They will think your cool as hell trust me 😀
Oh will do, can’t forget the part where I shit on everyone’s swimming ability