The problem is, that he's not sure what he wants to do, so yes, I would assume the thought of a little adventure, plus serving his country is right up there.
I keep asking him about this thoughts/goals, etc. He just answers that he's not sure what he wants to do.
Hubby, who is ex-army, and I agree that the service would do him a world of good. We're not trying to force it one way or another. We can find alot out about the different branches because we know people who were or are currently serving, we just didn't know anyone in the CG.
He knows we will be proud of him if he goes into any of the branches, this would do him good.
Just being a typical Mom and trying to help.
Just to let you know your kid isn't the only one, my 17 year old doesn't know what he "wants to do either" (he's the same as your son, heading into what would be his senior year next year.)
We've had him in a dual credit program in our school system (so his classes have all been at the local community college), and although he has 57 of 60 general requirement credits, he still doesn't know about a major.
Unless a kid that age really has a passion for something, I think it's hard for them to picture themselves in a profession. We've been telling our son to head in a certain direction academically, and if he finds out it's not right for him, he can always change (don't think that works with the military though).
We've been getting recruitment brochures almost every week in the mail from all branches of the service. Plus the recruiters are very active on his campus.
Best of luck to you in helping him decide which path to take.