How old are you?
Is there some overriding reason you have to do this right this second rather than wait a couple of years for a hopefully better economy?
I admire your desire to serve, but this REALLY doesn’t seem like the right time to give up ANY stable job, let alone take a $10,000 hit in the bargain.
@Jenny,
I would generally agree with you.
HOWEVER, I have been struggling with MY work situation for some time now. I have been struggling with my education, as in finishing my degree, and as such any job worth a darn has been out of reach for some time. The one opportunity I thought would work out fell through.
So, enlisting now is actually going to IMPROVE our finances. We will effectively be doubling our income once my pay begins. Additionally, while my wife is working, the department in which she works is up for review by the state, and there is always the chance that it will not be approved in the budget and cuts will have to be made. There’s no guarantee she’ll have anything at that point.
Hope that clears that issue up.
How old are you?
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I wondered the same thing. So I checked his FReep page. He’s 29.
Hard to believe, huh?