Military life is extremely different from civilian life and the benifits aren't worth it if you don't want to live that lifestyle

Speaking from experience?

Because I know a lot of guys that served and, really, it takes all kinds.

@Phosis T'Kar So only go if you have a plan for what you want to learn and if you can embrace the suck

You can also use it to test what you want to learn.

@Punished Korgoth yes, but those exact same skills are acquirable elsewhere too so joining the military isn't necessary

Just, make sure you compare it to the civilian world.

How about the men that are broken and don’t receive their GI bills?

What about them?

Statistically speaking, people get fucked.

@YuriBezmenov sucks to be them, but sometimes life sucks

Sometimes it happens to the soldiers.

I just think theres a much better route in which you dont get fucked that bad

some children get cancer, life sometimes is a bitch

Oh, instead, you can get ran over by a drunk driver.

You can develop your own personal brand of cancer.

You can get a pulmonary embolism out of nowhere.

Shit happens.

Besides, military's just one option among many and it's the easiest and most visible option.

Trust me, I fully understand life is suffering.

In the context of escape, PB's best bet, atm, is to plan to join up.

ultimately though joining the military for the benefits is a recipe for misery. I've had several Marines under me who hated their lives because they joined in hopes of getting benifits

3 hots, a cot, a chance to shoot drug dealers, toughen up, build a reputation for himself, probably get some real world skills, then come out a man

The Marines... that's a... that's a special beast.

@Xychotic are there other ways of becoming a man?

Really, those guys need to want to do the thing.

Eh for me it wasn't too difficult but I wanted to be a Marine

You join the army, navy, or air force "for the benefits"

You join the Marines because you want to be a Marine.

the Air force maybe but I wouldn't recommend joining any of the other branches for the benifits

navy is good for some things

army... I dunno, I understand that one's dangerous

absolutely but ship life is kinda a bitch

You don't always serve on a ship, iirc.

and the Army isn't as cult like as the Marine Corps but they still have a fairly rough time of it compared to the Air Force

true, but the majority of Sailors spend at least some of their career on ships

i was on a ship =S i dont recommend it unless you go west coast

`Oh, instead, you can get ran over by a drunk driver.
You can develop your own personal brand of cancer.
You can get a pulmonary embolism out of nowhere.
Shit happens.
Besides, military's just one option among many and it's the easiest and most visible option.`
You could also join the air force and then during your service they end up discovering you have Chrone's and give you a medical discharge and end up getting $4k/month for the rest of your life doing fuck-all like one of my uncles

Least they reformed the military retirement system. Now whatever you put away during a 4 year contract, or however long you serve, you can take it with you wherever you go

You don’t earn as much pension-wise as before, but it’s better than being left with nothing other than the VA

I understand they basically made it into a military 401k