At the end of highschool and not sure what to do next?

Beardy26 · 2018-11-03T01:02:18+00:00

Jesus don’t join the military if your afraid of being tied down for a 4 years commitment in College. At least you can just get your associates (2 years) quit, move, transfer or whatever if you want if your just not digging college.

With the military, it’s literally a jail sentence you can’t get out of if you decide you hate it. And you will, if your 1/2 way smart. Because you have to follow a bunch of dumb ass rules that you can’t ever question no matter how much you disagree. Your programmed to just do whatever they tell you.

Guys say they loved the camaraderie but they need that to survive the dumb fuck environment. I know. I joined. I should have listened to everyone that told me to go to college first. That way if I then enlisted I had the option to become an officer anytime I got sick of being enlisted. After a year, I would have been ready. Instead I wasted so much valuable time.

I came out with no real skills for a decent job and many years away from the possibility of making decent money. And starting college sucks when your 24. Your just in a different place in your life.

And believe me, guys who say don’t be an officer are a bunch of idiots. I used to think being enlisted was better because your in with the ranks and get more “respect”. Screw that. That’s just bullshit they say to “own your ass”. Officers get a better deal all the way around. Much more money, much better training, better choices for when they need housing, better food, better time off, better locations, more choice on what they do and where they live, and many more options for interesting work etc. AND better everything ie jobs, benefits etc all the way around when they come out.

Also an officer doesn’t have to live with a bunch of low IQ idiots / lost causes. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my brothers, but there were a lot of loose tools in the enlisted ranks that basically failed in life in every other way, were forced to enlist by a judge or some other life drama and enlisting in the military was their only option.

Being an officer weeds out these folks. You still have to deal with them, but as their superior. And that does change things

But even Without that I wouldn’t choose today’s military. Discipline is not allowed anymore and anyone can just say no. You can’t run military like that but in the age of PC that’s were it’s moving.

GrimTRP · 2018-11-03T00:38:48+00:00

Think long and hard about it. Personally I could never go to college, 4 years of highschool almost killed me as it is. If you value personal freedome don't join the military(they own you). You have a lot of options in 2018. You can go to trade school for a much shorter more pratical education. You can teach yourself at home a lot of skills. Being 18 and in America you have so many oppurtunities. Anyone can become rich these days, all the information you need can be found on your phone. For my ownself I turned down all the colleges that wanted me. I could of gone to some of the best colleges in the states but instead I'm pursuin happiness and a full life over that. As I said you don't need a degree to be rich anymore.

Title	At the end of highschool and not sure what to do next?
Author	TheDarkRanger
Upvotes	1
Comments	12
Date	November 3, 2018 12:30 AM UTC (5 years ago)
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