When I was in the Service I was commited to what I did, I believed in it and drew satisfaction from it. I was proud of what I was. Within 6 months of leaving I had forgotten everything which made me leave (in 1989) and remembered only the good times.
Everything I have done in civvy street has just been a job. That's the way it is unless one is fortunate enough to be running one's own succesful business.