I left after 3 1/3 years because I was told I didn't have a vocation.
It wasn't my choice, and I was crushed at the time. I had burnt all my bridges in "the world", so you could you imagine...
But I see that it was God's will, and I have been at peace about it for a few years now.
I'm very happy because the formation I received totally changed who I was -- and I much prefer "the new Me" to "the old Me". The old Me was much more worldly, foolish, and undisciplined.
In Christ,
Matthew