This in particular has been a source of great heartache for me. I was a military brat, my dad was career Navy, and I enlisted and served myself.
It breaks my heart to see what has happened to our military. For nearly my whole life, I would have wholeheartedly recommended military service for a young person trying to find their way.
Now? I cannot bring myself to recommend it. And that saddens me in ways I cannot express.
I know the feeling, as I was also a military brat and then I joined and spent 22 years in the Air Force. I would be hard press to recommend the military to anyone. The downside, less patriots and more “Equity” recruits in the military.