12-25-2009, 06:50 AM
I've known more people that went in telling everyone how amazing the military treats them for the first year, and through most of year four they are frequently stating just how much they can't wait to be out and through with "all the bullshit". Then when I started college at one point, I was in it with a bunch of guys (and a girl) that had just gotten out of the Army and they pretty much all laughed in my face when I told them "Well, luckily school is completely paid for with you guys from the military". Said it didn't always happen and pointed out that a lot of people get promised things by their recruiters that don't necessarily make it into the contracts and even then, things tend to somehow find their way out of contracts over time (know a guy with severe scars up his legs from some type of bloodfly while in Iraq or Afghanistan, and they actually won't pay his medical now that he's out and he can't afford to fight for it).
Of course, as Reb appeared to allude to, there are likely just as many success stories as well. Its not something I've even entirely ruled out as a decision, just something that I haven't decided to go with at the same time.
Of course, as Reb appeared to allude to, there are likely just as many success stories as well. Its not something I've even entirely ruled out as a decision, just something that I haven't decided to go with at the same time.

