I made a mistake… and then hit the redo button
In Feb 2025, I purchased a silver RHO with everything and put 14k miles on it. I am at 19 years in the military (PJ in the AF) and was on the cusp of retiring and pursuing my next career in aviation. I have my PPL and instrument rating, and I was going to use the equity from the sale to just smash through flight ratings. I would have had to drag my family, a wife and two boys under 3 through long days as a flight instructor to get enough hours to be eligible for the airlines or charter flight positions. I have a plane partnership ($90k for my share) and wanted to maximize the use of the plane prior to separation.
After I sold the truck and purchased a used Volkswagen, reenlistment bonuses returned and after deliberation with my wife she suggested I stay in for a few more years, use the time to get additional ratings and live very financially comfortably. I missed the truck every day, I loved driving my kids and wife in it, loading it with equipment, dragging people out of ditches, off-roading, loading my kayak in the back etc.
With the bonus return, I traded in my Volkswagen for a used white (preferred) RHO with 17k miles for the same price I sold my last RHO. It has every option as my silver, with the addition of the red accents and without the trailer mirrors. The only gripe I had were the mirrors as they created a pretty good blind spot associated with the A-pillar.
I am just glad to be back in the RHO. As my boys get older I will be taking them on tons of adventures in this truck. What an incredible machine.