MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Maj. Rick Jones, an artillery officer assigned to the U.S. Central Command, is openly and loudly hoping he is selected for separation from the Army as part of the ongoing Officer Separation Board, sources confirmed.
Jones, a decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan, is not afraid to tell his officemates in the J3 Plans section that he is eagerly awaiting a call from “some GO (General Officer)” informing him that the Army is done with him.
“I’m ready to quit this bitch,” Jones told Duffel Blog. “The Army rode me hard and put me up wet, but I used the hell out of the Army, too. They paid for my master’s degree, sent me to all kinds of special schooling, and paid an ass-load of money to stay in [under the Captains Retention Bonus program]. Now they’re trying to boot the exact same people they paid to stay in?"
"If Uncle Sugar is dumb enough to send me packing after spending so much money making me an Iron Major, that’s the Army’s own damn fault," he added.
