Eh, I'm about to hit 4 years coming up in a couple months here with 2 to go after that, and it certainly isn't my cup of tea, as they say. I work with all services and, really, if you're going to join, join the Navy for sure, but I'm not the type for this, no desire to go the extra mile to get e-6 at 5 years or anything like that since I'd get out shortly after the pay would kick in, and kind of tired of working with people who get payed 4 times what I do and have less than half the responsibility(and I can't stress enough how envious I get of the hair). It's all about how you look at it and I tend towards the pessimistic, but the military isn't fun.
On the flip side, I view my enlistment as a medicine of sorts. I've been forced to do a number of things I put off for too long(like getting my driver's license and learning how to rent a place, etc.) at an easy pace, and once I'm out and can happily lock the uniforms in a trunk or what have you, it'll pay back on the college funding, which is my reason for being here in the first place.
I may be assuming too much but this thread at least makes it sound like funding is aligned/ready for jack, so...imo, not worth it if you're single. Great benefits and such if you're married/can't afford college, but if you're single/don't care about college, not worth it imo.
If you want to join to actually do the military thing and you feel you would enjoy that, I'm not saying it's a bad idea if you know what you're getting into.
On the flip side, I view my enlistment as a medicine of sorts. I've been forced to do a number of things I put off for too long(like getting my driver's license and learning how to rent a place, etc.) at an easy pace, and once I'm out and can happily lock the uniforms in a trunk or what have you, it'll pay back on the college funding, which is my reason for being here in the first place.
I may be assuming too much but this thread at least makes it sound like funding is aligned/ready for jack, so...imo, not worth it if you're single. Great benefits and such if you're married/can't afford college, but if you're single/don't care about college, not worth it imo.
If you want to join to actually do the military thing and you feel you would enjoy that, I'm not saying it's a bad idea if you know what you're getting into.