Also, I think joining the military out of school is an excellent “jump start” to living your own life. The military does an excellent job teaching a young man to be a responsible and disciplined adult who contributes positively to his family and community.
Military was a no-brainer for me as I did not want to go to college right after high school and I didn’t want to keep living with my parents either. The military wasn’t exactly like I expected it to be but it did get me out on my own at an early age and once discharged, I never had problems getting employment. In fact, I have zero experience being unemployed. One job leads right into another. In my mid 50s and I have to go back to the age of 13 when I last did not have a job. That was the year I got my paper route.