Reply #79: Thank you for the kind words.

[Kevin1a]

My father took the same route as you, though he stayed in for quite a while. My personality would not do very well in the military, I just don't work well when I'm confined by rules, timetables and things like that. I'm much more the creative type. If I did, the jobs that are available wouldn't seem quite so bad.

The reason I replied was because I do see a lot of my peers joining the military, not out of a desire to protect the country, or do their patriotic duty, but simply because they have to get money, and they're just not making it any other way. I think that, in itself, is a topic worthy of a thread, and I'm sure there have been threads on it before.