I have no idea what their ASVAB scores were and what the Air Force and Navy recruiters were telling them.
Quit working so hard to push your wild claims from nowhere.
From personal experience, the Air Force is the closest thing you can get to civilian life. My 4+ years in Germany were divided between Hahn and Spangdahlem. My Army battalion’s mission was short range air defense at 3 air bases, including Bitburg. The facilities and living conditions were first class.