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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/DirtyRoller on 2025-07-06 20:41:15+00:00.
I used to work at Home Depot, and we would occasionally have employees go on an extended Leave Of Absence for military service. Home Depot will let you stay on LOA for as long as you serve, you just need to notify them whenever you extend your contract. While you're on LOA you get a percentage of store bonuses, and you accumulate pay raises each year.
We once had an employee return from 20 years in the army. He had only been working there for 6 months when he enlisted, when he got back he was the second highest paid hourly associate, and had 5 weeks of vacation. He played it like a G, he used his 5 weeks of vacation almost immediately. Then a month or two later when he hit his work anniversary (vacation time resets), he quit and got paid out for another 5 weeks of vacation.