Thanx FBR. All I can add is like you said.. the thread is about the pros and cons of enlisting. I would only tell the OP that the folks who replied that have actually served are telling straight from personal experience. You will have to make up your own mind as to what you want to do.

The only other input I have is, in the military, there are places you can go, activities you can be involved in, training, education, and experiences that you may never would had had it not been for the military. Use them to your benifit. Keep very close track of everything you see and do while your in, and you'll find that most of it will qualify for college semester hours.

Whatever you do, I would highly recommend getting into an engineering field. Yes the math is a pain, yes engineering degrees are hard to get, but when you walk off the platform with that sheepskin, into a $100k+ job, you'll do well.

Peace my friends