I'm gonna tell you straight. Don't go military unless you are a "roughneck." I loved my time in, but when my time was up, I was tossed in the fucking trash. A lot of vets end up that way. I'll give you the pros and cons:
Pros: You end up with awesome new friends. I'm kneeling front, center.
https://gyazo.com/762db331d2d03d2fc5b84653dc2809e7
Cons: You might end up with a few serious medical conditions that cannot be fixed from bad calls made by others. Here is the truck I was riding in when mine started.
https://gyazo.com/73db0ebce31d7646ef891db475760a23
This isn't even bringing up how people treat you or when they accuse you of "stealing valor."
Do civil service, you won't end up like a used prom condom.
I didn't have the means to go to school and learn how to be better till after I went through hell to get it. There are aspects of my life that are forever changed, that forever effect my family. The indoctrination process will change you so much, that you'll be detached from "real life" for YEARS after you get out, trying to figure out why you can throat punch the pussy that is causing the problem. Trying to figure out why you can't engage someone on a "war" scale, when they threaten the life of you or your family. When cops show up, you'll be the one they are more concerned with, rather than the guy you straight fucked up for doing bad deeds.
If you CAN go to school, GO TO FUCKING SCHOOL. People like me didn't have that chance and we bled for you to have it. This applies to any country with an active military. Don't waste their sacrifice by jumping head first into the same grinder. Do something better.
Or living with survivors guilt. I nearly killed myself when I found out that my lil sister (East) was killed by my "brother" (Demar) over relationship issues.
https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/n.../97692692/
Or when my old senior medic killed himself. He was a far better man than I'll ever be.
https://www.slackfuneralhome.com/book-of...ituary.php
Or even when a "super" soldier (This guy was always 110% on point with everything) went missing (Someone you would know if he wasn't where he was supposed to be, within minutes, he was THAT noteable and outspoken) and was found unresponsive days later, in a coma, to which his ex-wife got to be the deciding factor on to pull the plug or not. She pulled the fucking plug too.
https://www.mcspaddenfh.com/obituary/3032407
I'm not saying serving isn't honorable, won't help you get your life on track for a time, won't help you make some money. I'm saying that there are aspects of that life that I would never wish on anyone who had the ability to actually do something with their life. When I enlisted, I was homeless and fighting neighborhood dogs for kibble. The Army saved my life. I'm just nearly cripple with some mental conditions that took most of the color and flavor out of it. It's taken me years to find reasons to keep going, but when I was "idling," It seemed that every time my life tried to go up, someone else died. If you can find a way to learn and make things right on home soil, your military will have a place to come back to, their families safe because of you (not all of our family is commonly on post).
If you are thinking about the military but not sure, it's probably not the right fit. I never had a problem fighting, living in shit conditions, having pretty much no personal possessions. I just had too much heart to start breaking the law to survive and wanted to at least try and do something good. Even the ones born with "the passion" for it, don't always make the cut, they just have better chances because they practice.
If after all of this, your dick got brick hard and "challenge accepted" came to mind. You should enlist, your country needs you to defend the fuck outta it.