Firstly, there are a lot of non-combat options for yourself in the Army if you want to consider their opinion, so don't sweat it. Some MOS' of the the Army are dangerous, but you don't [i]have[/i] to be in those. Some (but not many) will even translate to good civilian careers when you are done with your service. Secondly, not to be an ass, but you shouldn't let your family push you around when it comes to matters like these. For example, I let my family push me into the field of Engineering for a good portion of my life. I couldn't be a lawyer because they aren't engineers. I couldn't be enlisted in the Army because they're dumb and not engineers. They kept redirecting me so often that I started thinking I wanted to be one, too. After taking an Introductory Engineering Class in High School, I realized I didn't like it that much to begin with. If you really, really want to be in the Army and are 100% sure of it, I say go for it and see if you like it. Don't let some of these other people on here ruin it for you either. For reference, I am an Army ROTC cadet at the University of Pitt, and a Volunteer Firefighter in my spare time. My majors are Applied Mathematics (Computer Science is my chosen background) and International Relations, and I am also in a certificate program for learning MSA and Egyptian Arabic. My dream after graduating at Pitt is to work in MI. Like you, I also have Military History in my family, but it is quite unorthodox. My Grandfather on my dad's side was a Navy Officer during WW2 after graduating from a Harvard ROTC program, and one of his sons was an Enlisted Air Force member during Vietnam. On my mother's side, my grandfather was Enlisted Army Infantry in Korea and one of his sons an Army National Guard member for quite some time.