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Originally Posted by DeadKennedys
Also, the GI bill only applies to education after your military service.
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Incorrect.
You can go to school while you're in the service and it won't cost you a dime. I know that the Navy will pay for 75% of school via Tuition Assistance, and you can use your MGIB to cover the other 25%. There are certain rules and restrictions, but for the most part it's a good deal. And whatever you have left over you keep. As long as you're enrolled in school, they'll keep sending you the checks. They don't care how you spend it. And you get college credits for military service. I've got 53 credits on my transcript and I've never been to college.
Regardless of what branch of service you join, you take the risk of being deployed overseas. It doesn't matter if you think this is your war or not. You think everyone in the military joined because they're patriots? Fuck that. It's all about the bennies.
Unless the person you're speaking with is a veteran, don't listen to a word they say. People like "adept_ninja" spew shit they heard from someone else. "MY COUSIN IN THE MARINES AND HIS HEAD EXPLODED IN KABUL!" Shut up you ignorant bitch. Don't interrupt the adults.
As far as being on a submarine is concerned, that's a community you have to request to join. They won't throw you on one against your will. There are special schools and in-depth training you have to complete. And if you are indeed a woman, you don't even have that option. Our submarine service isn't integrated.
Your decision all depends on what kind of person you are. If you're like me, a well-centered cynic, you'll do fine. You see the bullshit for what it is and you don't let it define who you are. Only idiots truly relinquish their independence. Smart people manage to do just fine in the military.
The Army has the lowest intellectual standards. That means the odds of you being surrounded by idiots are much higher. This also means if you're smart, you'll have an easier time advancing in rank.
The Marines are waay too gung-ho for me. They're the most brainwashed out of all the branches, but they're probably the most elite. And they're a pretty tight group of people.
The Air Force has it made, but again, your chances of being sent overseas are as great as the previous two branches. They have the most money, the nicest facilities, and the least amount of pride. If I didn't choose Navy, I would have gone Air Force. They are the branch everyone else makes fun of.
The Navy. Join and there's a 60% chance you'll end up on a ship. Probably offers the most technologically advanced training out of all the branches. Going through some serious realignment which is causing a few instabilities.
But none of that really matters if all you want is college money. Do your time and get out. But just an FYI, that's the same reason everyone else joined, and they're staying in because of job security.
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