What Should I Do Once I Leave the Military?

Do what you do in the military very well. Programe very well. Build up whatever skills are available. Match that to the extent possible by asking what other people have already done, yo have left in similar situations. Once you'reout of the military and have that job, now it's time to put the career capital foot back down on that accelerator. It often feels like it's better to give in for a few years and enjoy the high salaries, retire early and then get into a deep life. But years have a way of turning into decades, and decades into death.