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Originally posted by lurkette
I would be very, very careful about enlisting just because it seem like the only option left. Remember that what you are doing is giving your LIFE (maybe literally) to the military for X years. Do it because you have a genuine desire to serve your country, or because it presents a serious career option that you really want. The pay sucks, you're not your own person any more, and at any moment you could be deployed to battle. None of this is really meant to be an argument against joining the military per se, just against joining because there's "nothing better to do." You could just as easily join the Peace Corps, Americorps (there's a way to get some $ for college), the merchant marine, whatever. Don't flake out and make a huge decision like this based on what you don't think is available to you.
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I couldn't agree more. A friend of mine just joined the Air Force (he's currently in basic training) for the same reason that you've just described. I get the feeling that he's going to hate it and he's commited to be there for a few years. If you're going to make that big of a decision, you'd better be damned sure it's what you want to do.