I joined essentially right out of highschool, primarily because I had pretty much no other options. I don't want to spend a lot of time explaining why but trust me when I say the world is extremely limited when you come from a white lower class family with abysmal credit and your parents can't support you. I didn't see myself working two jobs for four years while I completed a degree in a field I didn't want to be in to get a guaranteed job I wasn't gonna like. I also didn't want to work two jobs for four years to get a degree I wanted and never get the job I wanted. So I researched the USAF. Once I found the job that sounded like my perfect match I went to the recruiter and enlisted. I scored high enough on the ASVAB and EDPT to get the job I wanted and here I am six months later in Tech School. I have a steady cash flow, my college will get paid for, and when I graduate tech school I will be two credits short of an associates in Applied Science. And I have zero debt and will continue to have no debt in my future schooling endeavors all because of my entitlements. The military isn't for everybody but it gave me a chance at my American Dream. Call me up in three years and I'll let you know if I signed up too early and for the wrong reasons but from where I'm at right now, this gig has no downsides.