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Because your job will always have to come before your life, your boss will have legal authority over you, and there is an immense amount of silliness and wasted time (less as an officer than enlisted, but still a lot) that words can’t do justice.
Yeah you can’t quit a shitty boss or refuse an assignment (as long as it’s legal). You are giving control of your life away to an entity and people who don’t care what you have going on personally.
Because you should enlist and go SOF. Just don’t fail, and damn sure don’t quit.
Source: Me, it was the absolute best decision I’ve ever made. B-school and consulting get me paid way more now, but that was the coolest job I ever had or will have. Also, outside of being a fighter pilot, which is officer specific, the enlisted side of SOF is the coolest thing you can get out of the military. Or as a Warrant *pilot* in 160th, but even they start on the enlisted side more times than not.
SOF is cool but that’s for athletes only - and it still only paid M2 in shelled peanuts
As a prior Navy sailor, go to the air force
Well…if you’re gonna destroy your body and mental health may as well be officer. As crappy as time in can be. I’m beyond thankful I did. Gave me perspective on life, grew me up, paid for my education. Amazing experiences and friends made. It’s a love hate relationship. You’ll hate all the stupid bs and miserable times but miss the job and the people
Do you value any of your current relationships? You'll lose those.
watch out for Jody
have u also considered FFL, op?
FFL is for people without better options. Pay is crap, treatment is crap, and they are used for the worst missions. Not most dangerous…the worst.
Don’t do it! Especially if you’re older. It’s not worth the time taken from you or the 98% of shitty leadership you’ll deal with. But you will learn a lot about what your made of.
Also, Enlisting would be just flat out stupid if you already have a degree
The pay, and constant moving. Officers make far more than enlisted. Married make far more than single.
Don’t join if you want to have any control over where you live. You can get stationed in awesome places like Germany and some less cool places like rural NM. I left AD because I wanted to have some control of where I live.
1. Army
3. Army
....Yeah thats about it ;-D