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@mellowyellow Staying in to 30+ years is usually a function of whether you make Major and Lieutenant Colonel. You need to take a hard look at your potential for promotion and base your decision on that. It does you almost no good to stay to 24 years if you don't make Major. In general, once...

@mellowyellow If you have a paid off house this might be possible. If not, you're going to be disappointed. The only retired military I know are COLs and some LTCs with 30+ years. And they live pretty frugally. Life is expensive.

@abidingpatri0t Were I just starting my career I'd put 100% into the S-fund and wait it out.

@fetorahjesuslibertarian I missed this part. yeah, you'll be fine. Probably won't have to work unless you want to.

@fetorahjesuslibertarian Absolutely. I am extremely fortunate to have a boss that doesn't micro-manage my time (I'm WFH) but it's still not the same as being on AD.

@fetorahjesuslibertarian "as a contractor" You do know that salary is only part of the compensation package, right? Contractors typically have shitty PTO policies and tiny, if any, bonus packages. If you're looking for is time with family then being a contractor is not where you'll find it.

@fetorahjesuslibertarian I think you are overly optimistic. Unless you're a seasoned programmer, you are not going to start at those salaries. I work at USAA, and those are IT salaries for senior employees with 20+ years of experience. You should plan on starting out around $70-80K.