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The military isn't at will employment though, it is different when a company can fire you tomorrow.

They let you retire when you want, and they can boot you out when they want.

"If you do 20+ years of service they'll let you out when you want" which in the last 2 decades meant getting deployed to Iraq 3+ times.

Nothing about that post is good or a solution

You don't sign up for 20 years when you join.