Theres parts of it that make me worry I wouldn't want to see you get hurt but its just me being nervious I do feel it would be a bigger opportunity for you to get the training you need college can be paid for.
I know three or more furries in the armed services, Navy, Marines, and Army, and all of them are just dying to get out. It's a very long commitment. I don't have any first-hand experience, so maybe someone else can chime in some.
It largely depends on if you think you can handle the rigidly structured lifestyle, basic lack of personal freedoms and completely handing over your soul for a long-term commitment like that. Remember, if you thought Granny was tyrannical and controlling - she has nothing on the military.
On the other hand, if you think you can handle it, there's all the benefits of a good solid job for the next several years, on-the-job experience, GI bills should you decide to try college again afterward, and a number of other perks that ex-military get that the rest of us do not.
All depends on if you think you can hack it. You have to be 100% sure, you can't back out if you later decide you dun like it, and getting out under anything other than a full honorable discharge can result in losing all of those military benefits and possibly even bad marks on your record that future employers would see .. so you have to be sure.
not a good last resortsometimes_yesJuly 16 2007, 18:02:12 UTC
The military is not a good last resort...Unless you are willing to lose alot of your freedoms for the next 5 years (they are rarely doing 4 year contracts for the GI bill now adays). They tell you when to wake up, what to wear, what and how to eat, everyone with a rank above yours will yell at you, berate you and you have to fill out paperwork for EVERYTHING. As a Navy brat and ex-Marine wife, I know its takes a strong character to make it. You have to know how to turn off ALL emotion, to go into robot stage, to work 12-16 hours without complaining. The reason the benefits are so good is because the lifestyle is HARD and you just can't quit if you don't like it or its the brig for you. BTW, the food, board and medical isn't free...they take it out of your paycheck. Beginning pay is only $800 per month and after 5 years you will only be making $18k a year, no over time, with minimum 12 hour days
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Quite frankly, Kem, it seems like a good path for you. Yes, an explicit goal of military training is to smash you to pieces so it can rebuild you into a better soldier/sailor/pilot. Yes, it requires a massive degree of commitment and discipline
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On the other hand, if you think you can handle it, there's all the benefits of a good solid job for the next several years, on-the-job experience, GI bills should you decide to try college again afterward, and a number of other perks that ex-military get that the rest of us do not.
All depends on if you think you can hack it. You have to be 100% sure, you can't back out if you later decide you dun like it, and getting out under anything other than a full honorable discharge can result in losing all of those military benefits and possibly even bad marks on your record that future employers would see .. so you have to be sure.
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