Former intell here as well. Ive been out almost two years now and am still making the transition. Ive found that there is not much out there for us unless you want to move to Maryland or Virginia. I found some work in Loss Prevention and Im going to school on the side. I dont live lavishly, but soon I will have my degree and hopefully things will get better.
Dont sell the parts or the truck, you will regret it forever. Youll use the money for food, and then turn that food to poo. There is nothing worse than literally turning a Blazer into poo.
There are some Intell jobs here in Killeen. TSSCI or higher. I did it for awhile, but they wanted me to go back over. 3 deployments in 4 years was already enough for me and my family.