Wormy10 wrote:None of the armed forces tells you about the bad things, they tell you about the good things

Besides you only get a certain amount of the money they promise you before, and the rest along the way and after your service is done, willing the fact that you dont get shot in the head or blown up

Not true, you don't have to be a soldier. You could join the Army and be an engineer. Obviously, you have a chance that you might get called up to war or to another country. But America has a lot of troops that aren't deployed inside America in military forts.
The military is a great thing to join because it teaches you discipline and it shows you what you are made of. You'll do things in 4 years of the Army/Marines/Navy/Air Force/Coast Guard that you never thought you could do.
You get great benefits, good salary, free food, free board, free clothes, live on your own little mini-city and free college. Plus, people look at in a different way if you join the military. You'll be able to tell your grandkids about your time in the Army.
If you want to join the military, join the United States Army. The Army has the best facilities and benefits, more so than any other branch in the US armed forces.
You could make it a career or use it after high school for 4 years to mature and then come back and get your civilian job. That's what I will be doing. It looks GREAT on your resume that you joined the Army and served for 4 years. Your future employer will trust you more and know you are loyal. Joining the armed forces is one of the best things you can do in your life.
Get shot at? You might if you join as combat, because that's your job to get shot at. But the majority of people in the US Army and armed forces aren't taking fire.
You could do what I do, and join as 11B (infantryman, often called as "pop-up targets" by people inside the military) and tell your recruiter you want to go to Iraq after basic and AIT.

I can promise you they will keep that in a file and put you in a post that is about to be called up to Iraq.
But like I said, joining the Army is a great thing to do. You won't regret it and if you can handle the stress and physical toll of it you will be fine. Join the Army of one.
