Service men and women can be curious beasts when it comes to matters of money. Despite being generally smart and aware, some (by no means all) can be over-confident about financial affairs, whilst being blindly unaware of very important issues. Why anybody would make a major lifestyle choice (like rejoining) without being 100% fully briefed on all the implications for one's personal wealth and income is beyond my ken...yet it happens. Go figure
So much this...
The message is, as it has always been, get proper pension advice and fully understand your pension before you consider a major career decision.
...with the rider..."from a qualified and regulated source."