To be honest, after a few years out in the wider world, I got as bored and frustrated with my (now former) civvy job as I had been in my final regular tour. An FTRS advert pitched up so I thought why not, nothing to lose and all that.
Gotta say, with LC terms and conditions (no postings, no dets and no on-call duties) I reckon I've now got all the bits I liked about serving without any of the triv that had started to annoy me.
Pension got abated, but I can live with (or is it without) it and I get to go home every night - sweet!
It won't be to everyone's liking, but it works for me