Hm, yeah I suppose. But that doesn’t preclude a military career altogether and in any case, maybe she would do fine at the interviews. I think the point still stands though - I was surprised at some of the perqs that the ossifer side of the house will provide - e.g. skipping the lower ranks altogether and entering service as a captain, for example, stuff like that. I was in a similar situation years ago and I went back in the military and paid off student loans in short order (admittedly not 150 large) but it still hurt. Very easy to spend other peoples money! I’m not “debt is evel” pundit but it’s a matter of living within means. I worked very diligently to pay off my debts and student loans are very specifically exempted from bankruptcy discharge. Congress mandated that because lenders are unwilling to lend without the reasonable expectation of being paid back. That includes taxpayers too, wouldn’t you agree? It is true that college costs are far in excess of what they ought to be - but whattaya expect, the government is paying for a lot of it through - voila - student loans! To paraphrase somebody, if you think College is expensive now, just wait till it’s free.
We agree!