Talk to every recruiter and see what suits your needs. I myself am joining he Navy as soon as I graduate college. I will be having them pay for my masters and potentially my doctorate in the long run. I graduated from the same high school as my hero. I actually got to meet him and get to know him because he lived down the road from me. I hope to follow in his footsteps. I am referring to Chris Kyle. I will be bidding for an operations contract within the following two years. If you're really wanting to join then make sure you have checked every option and make sure you know what you want to do. Because if you can't get the rate you want it's going to suck, so make sure you have several options. Just make an educated decision before you sign your life away to the government. Learn to live with the fact that there will be a lot of people who do not like you for what you choose regardless of what side of the fence you are on, and the congressmen don't care because they were a suit and tie and you'll live and breathe in camies and kevlar. Life's hard man, just never quit, and be happy with the choices you've made and you will make.