Is the military a good choice for your children?
December 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Career News and Advice
An educated young adult has a lot of options open to them. They can go to higher learning institutes, they can go to work right away, or they might choose to travel if they can afford it.
The military is a way to do all three at once.
EDUCATION
Each of the service academies offers top-notch degrees in competitive fields. No degrees in Basket Weaving, Physical Ed, or Liberal Arts. The commissioned graduates of the academies come out with degrees in Engineering, Hard Sciences or even History.
IMMEDIATE INCOME
Going active duty is also going right to work. New recruits start earning pay from the first day they report for training. The new trainee often goes on to advanced training of some sort after boot camp. Some trades take up to two years to complete. From Infantry School to Nuclear Engineering, the services have good schools for everyone.
TRAVEL
So many people focus on going to Iraq or Afghanistan. In reality, about 80% of the military will never go to those areas in any year. Of those most will never face hostile fire. I probably spent two or three years total in warzones.
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