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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Met my DH while he was in Navy ROTC in college.  For him, it was only a means to pay for school.  He went into a very difficult Navy program after graduation that gave him the skills to earn $300k / year after he got out. Then he got a master's degree at a top tier school paid for with his GI bill.

For someone who came from a family that didn't have a way to pay for college, it made sense.  He didn't enjoy his time in the military or the lifestyle, and doesn't often talk about it.  He's gotten a great career out of his military service, but personally, I think he feels as though some of his youth was wasted.   [/quote]

What career field is that lucrative from military experiences? W[/quote]

One issue we see with military is that they encourage those to get degrees, but any degree that don't lead to a career field so when some leave or retire they end up at dead end jobs.  My husband got an IT degree (not that poster) before he retired and has done well too.  He would have liked to go directly to college but it was not an option for him.[/quote]

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