I tell these kids that IF THEY JUST HAVE to go into the military, DO IT FOR THREE YEARS ONLY. To go into the military and learn a job skill they can sell on the outside. I.E. an 18 year old kid cannot become a cop till 21. So, go into the military for three years, be an MP, get the cop training that they can sell to a police force looking for officers. Three solid years in the military as an MP gives them three years of skill, carrying a weapon. They cannot from 18-21 as a civilian but can as an MP. So, I tell them learn ONLY a job you can sell on the outside. Not 3 years in the infantry, etc. You cannot sell that at age 21 or 22 to an employer. A mechanic, medical, MP, etc. type of jobs. ONLY do the three and RUN for civilian life. NO CAREER. We have been SCREWED into the ground by the government taking away what we were suppose to have when we retired. If I had to do it over again, I would have done the 3 and run. I wish someone had been around back then to tell me. But, then again, it was a different world 45 years or so ago.
maybe they should consider the Canadian or Russian military...seriously....or French foreign legend....