[JThiessen]

If I could go back and do it over again, I would go this route.

That being said, it is a commitment of the highest level. On one hand, I dont know if you have what it takes to make a commitment like this, but on the other hand, it may be the best thing that could happen to you. The military has made great men/leaders out of people who would otherwise have been some of societies lesser individuals.

From my understanding, if you go through college on a GI bill (ROTC), once you graduate you are put into the service as an officer, or at least into the officer training ranks. You do your grunt work on weekends/summers while you are in school. As far as being deployed, that is completely up to the military. You do not get a say in it one way or another. You do what is needed, no questions asked.

Get the specifics from one of your local recruiters.