I Left AFROTC and they told me this...

BTCS/USN said:
If that fails, you did it once and should be able to replicate the success.
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Indeed.

One option is to serve your country for a few years, destroying your business, and afterwards build that business, or another, up from scratch. I gather that it's normal for people who are talented in business to go broke a time or two. Because of their talent, a couple years later they have a thriving business again. You can tell your grandkids how you lost everything because you had to serve and then made it big again after you got out of the service. Makes for a great story.
 
Mnoopk said:
Indeed.

One option is to serve your country for a few years, destroying your business, and afterwards build that business, or another, up from scratch. I gather that it's normal for people who are talented in business to go broke a time or two. Because of their talent, a couple years later they have a thriving business again. You can tell your grandkids how you lost everything because you had to serve and then made it big again after you got out of the service. Makes for a great story.
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Or you can honor the contract you entered into and do what's required. That also makes for a good story for the grandkids. If I misunderstood the meaning of your post Mnoopk, then I apologize.
 
BTCS/USN said:
Or you can honor the contract you entered into and do what's required. That also makes for a good story for the grandkids. If I misunderstood the meaning of your post Mnoopk, then I apologize.
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Exactly what I had in mind. You just said it better than I did.
 
@bossman9696 has 3 posts and they are all on the first page of this thread.
I think he's pretty much done with us, here.
Understandably - we were so kind in our responses - I really don't know what the big deal was.

Ba dum bump!
 
Mnoopk said:
BTCS/USN said:
If that fails, you did it once and should be able to replicate the success.
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Indeed.

One option is to serve your country for a few years, destroying your business, and afterwards build that business, or another, up from scratch. I gather that it's normal for people who are talented in business to go broke a time or two. Because of their talent, a couple years later they have a thriving business again. You can tell your grandkids how you lost everything because you had to serve and then made it big again after you got out of the service. Makes for a great story.
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I dont buy your answer. Nothing to do with the guy who is quitting, but for many people, their business never really succeed. For others, they are lucky if they succeed once. Saying you should destroy your business and then magically rebuild it two years later isnt realistic. Sometimes its all about timing. What works now wont work two years from now. In a social media business, being out of the limelight for two weeks can take a business down. Again, this isnt about the guy, but businesses that pays you six figures arent exactly a dime a dozen. This has nothing to do with his committment, but if was an unfair comment.
 
This thread has nothing to do with his ability to build or re-build his enterprise.
  1. He signed a contract that the Air Force is holding him to. It is the needs of the AF that dictate either payback or enlistment.
  2. He should hire an attorney to attempt to legally argue for the AF to allow payback instead of enlistment.
  3. If he fails to succeed at legal action and any subsequent appeals, he can then choose to either serve or go AWOL.
Everything else is just a debate about ethics. The OP should not give a darn what I or anyone else thinks, if he succeeds in dodging his obligation.

The OP asked for tips that will help him write a successful appeal.

Given the circumstances, I can't think of any, other than the fact that a disgruntled airman is a detriment to all others in his squadron.
 
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KYparent said:
I wonder if his business is writing headlines for clickbait sites. The thread title is written just like a clickbait headline.
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I'm glad someone brought this up, because I was thinking something like that.

My nephew started out doing just that for "the man". Being a bright kid, as I'm sure OP would qualify, he went off on his own. He buys the ad space for a fixed amount and creates the clickbait. He is then paid by the click, by the further inquiry and by the eventual (possible) transaction resulting from the original click. (As a commodity trader, I am intrigued by the notion of buying by the ton and selling by the pound, regardless of the commodity.)

My nephew is not a flamboyant young man. Other than his expensive apartment, he lives modestly. Knowing his frugality, his revenues are probably close to those mentioned in the OP. He is well aware, as I've discussed with him, his market niche could be decimated in a New York minute. Eventually someone at Facebook, Amazon or Google can recognize that this fragmented inefficient market can/should be consolidated and send my nephew to gameboyland.

USAF should get as much $ out of OP as possible and let him go.
 
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