Joining the Military? Are you in the Military? 10 POINTS?

I unfortunately was just medically discharged from the Army. I loved it. The benefits outweigh the downsides by far. The military pays for your housing, you get full medical and dental, you can continue your education at a much lower cost to you. Both me and my husband were active duty Soldiers. Lucky he's still in. I can still be in that military atmosphere. I was in the Public Affairs/Journalism field.I loved my job. I usually worked six days a week, and always worked late, but I loved it. It's the job I wanted. My husband is a transportation specialist, his work hours vary depending on units deploying and coming home. Either way we both love our jobs and would never want anything else. If you have any other questions feel free to email me!

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I'm in and it sucks!, don't even think of it, wanna be in Iraq and away from your family? I wanna go home!!!!

im currently in the air force as a air transporter and the job is so boring. i dont like military life. first of all, all the bullshit and what we call recalls at 2 am in the morning getting called into work to sign a paper. only upside is if you are big into medical benefits otherwise it aint worth it. only thing that helps is once you get out of the military it will look good on a resume. oh and i forgot about dorm life its terrible

I am active duty Army, going on 4 years and and it has had its ups and downs, I was deployed for 16 months and all this time, but once you get some rank and are put in charge of new guys the army actually makes sense because you see the bigger picture. You live as comfortably and financially secure as much as you make it. If you are stupid and dont save your money and waste it all on booze and strip clubs you will be hurting on the dough, but if you put some away into savings and get things that really are important(and alittle booze) you will be financially secure. I am a tanker in an infantry world, we did a 14 mile ruck march yesterday with 60 pound rucks on our backs, it sucked but the feeling to finish it was great! Some downsides, well when you first get in you will be treated like the "new guy". You will be in the field regardless of weather. And some really stupid country folk could be in charge of you, even though you know in the real civilian world they would fail at working at Wal-Mart

I used to be in the U.S. Army---and the best thing that I can tell you is you have decide where you want to take your life, if you are up in the air about what you want to do you need to think about your options completely. Once you are in the military you are in for how ever long you signed for, its not like a normal job you can just quit. If I were to go back in, I would try for the air force, because from my experience the air force has it a little bit easier than than the other branches. For example while I was in training and could not have civil things the air force was living it up. There are a lot of benefits to joining any of the branches like schooling and medical benefits. The pay is not too bad considering you do not have to pay rent or food it is all supplied to you along with uniforms. The only downside besides the one you have listed is the control that is over you. They basically teach you how to live the way they want you to. This is something that is very personality specific. Meaning if that is what works for you, does not mean it works for someone else. Personally, I would not go back in, but it depends on an individual if they will like and adjust to the lifestyle.

Im in the Air Force and some of the benefits is that your schooling will be paid for thanks to the GI BILL, If you decide to live on base, its free housing. Some of the downsides, you don't get to see your family as much and you are always on call. I love it in the military. As far as what i do, im not allowed to give out that info. I work pretty long at what i do. And i live both financially and comfortably. As for me giving my opinion, i really don't give it out when someone asks me if they should join the military, i tell them that its their choice, not someone else's. But, to show that you are considering it even with this whole war thing going on right now, it shows that you are not that afriad to go to war and i am proud to see that. Other people say they just joined for the extra money for school and that was it, i told them that they were stupid for thinking that they would never see war.

I am in the Air Force. I deal with Routers, switches and networking. My particular job right now is Tactical Network Infrastructure. We're the mobile combat comm unit on base. I love my job, but I'm not too fond of the military life. I just don't think its for me. The military is changing and everyone says its for the better but I'm not so sure. Some days I love being in the military though. Getting respect from the community, knowing I'm doing something for the country. I work Mon-Fri 730-430. On Mon, Wed, and Thurs we get off at 3 to go to the gym. I don't have standby (where I might have to come in when something breaks or ever have to work nights)However, not all jobs are this cozy. My bro in law works 12 hour shifts and sometimes has to work swings or mids. The upside is you get great benefits...educational benefits...medical..etc. You can get the GI Bill to pay for your schooling completely. Also, you get T.A (tuition assistance) while you are active that completely pays for college classes all you have to pay for is the books. I am married to another military member so we live comfortably. We make around 60000-65000 a year. Good luck in your decision. Remember its just that YOUR decision.. Don't let someone else make the decision for you.