But following the logic of infantry, pay

Ok here's the magic trick to not being a retard following the military

regardless of MOS

use your GI bill

there

Yup

I know plenty of Intel weenies that are homeless and I know plenty of infantrymen that are in med school or engineers now

and vice versa

^^^ very true

You will only be homeless if you choose to be so

and don't use the benefits they give you

take advantage of all the programs they provide alot of people dont

With that being said the infantry isn't for everyone but if you want a fun(and sort of miserable) time I say it's worth it

i got a IT cert payed for by the reserves

I wouldn't change it for the world

But if you are going to join a branch do not join the marine corps

absolutely do not

Well that's good to hear

Why?

then used it to get a job and just kept doing that now i'm the head VM team lead for a PMC airforce contract

They are in a very very very bad shape as a branch right now

Huge identity crisis

leadership is worst mil wide

^^^

terrible funding

equipment

Heard bad things about leadership

training

doctrine

basically everything

As a whole the marine corps is a redundant branch that doesn't really need to exist as it does now but that's a rant i'll save for another day

with all that being said

if you wanna be combat arms in anyway go army

Otherwise go air force or go navy

Thanks for sharing the info

That's what we're here for chief

If you want my take on it tbh

Do something in the military you cannot do in the civilian world at all

I know the common advice is to do something that will translate into a civilian career

and that's very sound wisdom

but you're only in your 20's once