I would def. advocate joining the military...

Everyone says that recruiters "lie," and they do stretch things a little bit. Just like the used car salesman trying to make the sale. I think the biggest mistake people make when they ask a recruiter questions is ASKING THE WRONG ONES, or NOT READING INTO WHAT THE RECRUITER SAYS.

I joined up with the AirForce in the delayed entry program my junior year as a crew chief on the MH53 Pavelow. When i got to techschool i made the sad sad mistake of not paying attention in class and being passed over for selection. I wound up in F15C crewchief school and didn't make the same mistake twice; graduated number 2 in my class and got sent to Langley AFB 1st FW 27FS (Fightin Eagles)... eventually being selected for the F22 maintenence program.

to make a long story short, i got out as an E4 (E5below the zone) after many exciting TDYs, one deployment, and once my enlistment stop loss (which is another thing entirely) was over, and came home.

Now have been working on private aircraft as an avionics installer for the past three years. Looking back on my military experience i wouldn't change anything...

Yes, at times it sucked... working on the flightline for 12-16 hours at a time in all types of weather... But it has paid off big time.

I would recommend it to anyone join up, have fun, enjoy it as best you can.

-jonathan