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Originally Posted by sapper_triple6
Do not join the military whatever you do if you want a family. I spent 15months away from mine while I was in Iraq and it about tore my marriage apart even though we were both trying hard. Just had to throw that in there in case the idea pops up.
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Yep, don't do it if you really want a degree, either. Unless, of course, you're the oldest of 9, parents just now are getting good jobs, and want to do everything yourself, and only yourself. That's me, I got less than 2 years left in the USAF. I just now started signing up for classes in a Mech Eng career field. I've always done well in math, I understand it well most times. The biggest thing for me, however, is that I LOVE to invent, design, tinker, and play with things. Even little things, like a desk drawer, for example, get me in the "mood" to make it better than before, yet, for no reason.
I'm 21 years old and 4 of my siblings are in high school now. Part of being the oldest is doing the right thing and I want all my brothers and sisters to go to college. That's part of the reason I signed up for the military and also part of the reason I sign up for college classes while I'm still in. I want to get this going, so if I do decide to separate, I'll be ready and on my way to a degree. The other part is my girlfriend. I'm pretty sure things will go further with time and the military is not the way to go with that. She and I just spent 4 months away from each other. I was in Afghanistan, she was in Iraq. Two scary and unsafe places, especially for a girl. You can't build a family on that, not even a relationship will be as good as it could be. Get those student loans man....you'll pay 'em off with that ME degree sooner than you'll get those 4+ years of your life back from the military. Don't get me wrong, I think everyone should serve and I love the USAF, but it just won't work all the time.
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