How make the switch from navy to civian life.?
My experience with the old military (Air Force) was that THEY never pushed one to ones potential but I was in during peacetime. The inactivity finally got to me and I got out. My experience also has been that one has to discard some of the strained psychological baggage of military life to function well in a civilian capacity like saluting, rank awareness (saying “sir” according to the brass on his shoulders, like it was a duty), fear of being better than ones superiors (having a better home or car than your commander also a certain arrogance about being superior to ones subordinates), Some civy jobs I know have this hierarchy awareness but in general they are more easy going. Perhaps you still have some of this psychology and it is putting your bosses off so they don’t trust you with as much responsibility as they might if you were more open and personal in your relations with them. Just keep looking for greener pastures in all that spare time and improving on your interpersonal attit
