Especially if you're like so many other kids coming out of high-school today. My cousins for example, their family makes just enough to not receive gov. help for college, but not enough to actually pay for it without the help, they are in the middle ground. Not to mention my one of the three cousins who decided college over military is coming out thousands in debt, and there is still no guarantee of a job to pay off that debt once he's out. Sadly I hear time and time again that trade school are becoming the way to go, they usually cost less and there's a semi decent chance of getting a job, it's still not a good chance, but it's a chance.
To the guy saying to shut off the boarders to our soldiers over seas for being so angry and stupid, I can only shake my head. Some of the most intelligent, greatest people I have ever met are vets from the marines, army etc. I scored a 90 on my asvab, I can do literally any job I want in the marines, I qualify for every one, and I qualify for almost every job in the other forces too except maybe something like nuclear engineering in the navy, but that doesn't interest me anyway. I also have a 3.6 GPA, volunteer etc. and have enlisted in the marines. But I'm just stupid and angry right? I agree completely with whats been said earlier and I've said the same to a lot of people thinking about joining. You can NOT join the army, airforce, national guard or marines solely for the GI bill or college help. They will fuck you every way they can and then some, you won't be able to go to college while your serving regardless of what they tell you. Every time my brother went to college while in the national guard, he would get 6 months to a year, and they would ship him over seas, it's damn near impossible. So far the only half way decent opportunity I know to go to college while serving, is after 4 years in the marines you can apply to enter a program that sets you on a 4 year non-deployable list, and you go to college during that time while doing a job in the states.
I'll also touch on this subject. Even though many, including myself sometimes, feel we shouldn't be over there in the first place; when we are over there if we are not protecting US citizens, we are protecting the people who are suffering from the terrorist over there. During my brothers tours he helped countless civilians while fighting off insurgents. Even though at times you can say we are not directly helping the US citizens, we ARE helping Iraqi and afghani civilians and I don't see why they would have any less of a right to live in peace as a US citizen would. They deserve the help, possibly even more than some of the piece of shits who live over here and take everything for granted. It's an honorable thing to join the forces, but it is a very serious commitment. You sign, they own you. I can't remember what the one marine poster said but it goes for all branches, it was something like "We don't take applications, only commitments." you need to look at it as a life changing decision, rather than a quick job. Yes I read all the pages and see he's looking at the oil fields but I just though I would give my two cents in case anyone reads in the future.
