Overall have enjoyed serving but time for pastures new, before I become a grumpy old bugger
Yeah, I left it just a fraction too long for that.....
If you're leaving, just leave. If you're expecting a fanfare, you might be disappointed to learn that the military world won't fall apart in your absence.
Well this is distressing. I'm devastated to hear there will be no day of mourning on my departure and that the military will continue on without me. Had assumed it would implode and become a desolate wasteland when I left. Perhaps a minute's silence and black armbands for the day is a little more realistic?