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And I hope that Xtina doesn't take This the wrong way, but her experience with the military isn't everyone's experience and certain branches aren't horrible. They all have their up and down sides, where you go should largely depend on what you want to get out of it and accomplish while you're in. I'm an Army wife here in the US. DH has almost 20 years in. He made rank very quickly because he's good at his job and proud of it and I do not consider the insurance the best thing about being a military family by a LONG shot, although it's very nice to have, as is a steady paycheck. If you're serious about going to college, do check into ROTC (do they have that there?) and let them help you. If you're not and are serious about serving, get some testing study guides for the entrance exam and study because the better you score, the more options you have. One more point and I'll go, there's this big stigma that all recruiters lie and cheat and whatever to get recruits in and you know what, there are a few bad apples in every career, whether recruiters, teachers, nurses, policemen, baseball players, whatever. Military recruiters (here) in this day and age cannot afford to lie and mislead potential recruits, not if they want to continue their career, because they will be internally prosecuted if they are unethical. We've done recruiting duty and those are cut out quickly. There's a very good complaint chain in place for recruiting and it works. If you've ever got a question or complaint, call another recruiting office or the NCOIC/OIC of that office and file a complaint.
There's nothing wrong with taking time to figure out what you want out of life. Enjoy yourself while you figure it out.
And I hope that Xtina doesn't take This the wrong way, but her experience with the military isn't everyone's experience and certain branches aren't horrible. They all have their up and down sides, where you go should largely depend on what you want to get out of it and accomplish while you're in. I'm an Army wife here in the US. DH has almost 20 years in. He made rank very quickly because he's good at his job and proud of it and I do not consider the insurance the best thing about being a military family by a LONG shot, although it's very nice to have, as is a steady paycheck. If you're serious about going to college, do check into ROTC (do they have that there?) and let them help you. If you're not and are serious about serving, get some testing study guides for the entrance exam and study because the better you score, the more options you have. One more point and I'll go, there's this big stigma that all recruiters lie and cheat and whatever to get recruits in and you know what, there are a few bad apples in every career, whether recruiters, teachers, nurses, policemen, baseball players, whatever. Military recruiters (here) in this day and age cannot afford to lie and mislead potential recruits, not if they want to continue their career, because they will be internally prosecuted if they are unethical. We've done recruiting duty and those are cut out quickly. There's a very good complaint chain in place for recruiting and it works. If you've ever got a question or complaint, call another recruiting office or the NCOIC/OIC of that office and file a complaint.
There's nothing wrong with taking time to figure out what you want out of life. Enjoy yourself while you figure it out.
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