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I'll also echo what others have said. If you have 2 years of college already, continue with your degree and go in as an officer. I spent 5 years enlisted and wished every minute that I had waited and become an officer.
If you do choose to go in enlisted, make sure you have a guaranteed job before you go. Don't let anyone try to bullshit you into a job you don't want, because you'll spend your enlistment regretting it. Also, keep in mind that whatever promises are made to you, once you swear that oath, they own you.
Aside from that, there are great benefits. You'll make lifelong friends with people you would never think of associating with in civilian life. You will feel a sense of doing something worthwhile, even if it seems menial. You will be amazed at how mature you'll be coming out of it, as well.
I look back on my 5 years and realize enlisting was one of the best decisions I could have ever made with my life. As long as you go in with your eyes wide open, there is no reason you can't have a fulfilling time with it, or even make a career out of it.
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"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
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