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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Late to the party here, but in all honestly, I think our high school counselors did many of us a disservice by directing us to go to 4-year universities.

I had lots of friends who after taking the ASVAB enlisted in the military at 18, retired 20 years later at 38 with pension and benefits, then started new careers in the private sector.  They're all doing well now.  The ones who become mustangs are doing particularly well... even not having reached the O-6 level.

While serving, the biggest expense for many was their car.  While overseas, they got housing allowances allowing them to save up.  For the ones deployed to combat zones, they got extra pay and their families typically stayed with parents back home.  Not unusual at all to retire by 38 with a net worth over one million, no debts, then get a 150k job a year as a contractor.

Again, our high school guidance counselors did many of us a disservice.  [/quote]

Well, seems like your pollyanish view assumes you never see actual combat.  I am not sure the families of dead soldiers, or ones with severe PTSD or lost limbs think it was a great career move.

Some massive %age of homeless people are veterans...so there is that too.
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Which is one of the reasons I hate this thread.  So many have died serving our country.  My dad was in the military.  I’m not going to begrudge any benefits they receive.  I’ll just say THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.[/quote]

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DP here.  I agree with thank you for your service - but they signed up mostly for the benefits, it is not like they signed up for the hell of it. [/quote]

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