Glad I ran across this.
I've been juggling the idea around the last couple of years (I'm 24 now). Within those two years I've been nudged more and more with reason to join the Armed Forces: I had a daughter December of 2010, and my wife and I are now pregnant with our second little girl due in just weeks from now (YIKES!). I need something more than my current "Stable, yet lacking" job...
It's been a lifelong dream to do something I can be proud of, I've wanted to serve to help others - I want a sense of accomplishment in my life. I currently hold a good stable job that I want to stay at (The Reserves are sounding much more favorable in my situation, given the USERRA protecting my position at my current employer).
I've had enough time to think about it and the decision was made off and on throughout the last month that I am going to sit down with a Recruiter, take my ASVAB. It's time to get off my rear and do something. The wife and I are in a slump, her not working (by choice) and me having to pay off her student loan debt () is rough.
..... it's 3:55AM so I'm sure my story is all jacked up. Let me summarize:
The Pro's far outweigh the Con's in my decision to try my hand at joining the military. Secretly, I would love to have a career in the military. Having a family might be hard to accomplish that. We'll see. My hardest obstacle is complete, I have my wife on board with me joining!
I've been juggling the idea around the last couple of years (I'm 24 now). Within those two years I've been nudged more and more with reason to join the Armed Forces: I had a daughter December of 2010, and my wife and I are now pregnant with our second little girl due in just weeks from now (YIKES!). I need something more than my current "Stable, yet lacking" job...
It's been a lifelong dream to do something I can be proud of, I've wanted to serve to help others - I want a sense of accomplishment in my life. I currently hold a good stable job that I want to stay at (The Reserves are sounding much more favorable in my situation, given the USERRA protecting my position at my current employer).
I've had enough time to think about it and the decision was made off and on throughout the last month that I am going to sit down with a Recruiter, take my ASVAB. It's time to get off my rear and do something. The wife and I are in a slump, her not working (by choice) and me having to pay off her student loan debt () is rough.
..... it's 3:55AM so I'm sure my story is all jacked up. Let me summarize:
The Pro's far outweigh the Con's in my decision to try my hand at joining the military. Secretly, I would love to have a career in the military. Having a family might be hard to accomplish that. We'll see. My hardest obstacle is complete, I have my wife on board with me joining!