Kona. Interesting points.
I'll start off by saying why I don't want the other branches.
Army: everybody seems to say bad things about it. I don't want to go into combat, so i don't have much interest
Navy: seems alright, but I don't want to be stuck on a ship for 2 weeks at a time. It's cool that you travel and all, but it's not the type of travel I want to do... stay on a boat for 2 weeks, stop at a port for 3 days, then go back on the ship for another 2 weeks.
Marines: really cool, but a bit too hardcore for me. Once again, I don't want to risk getting shot
Airforce: seems the most "academic." Even if my job ends up sucking, at least I'll come out with some useful skills after I'm done. I hear that the quality of life is awesome, and that the bases are usually pretty close to civilization. If I end up stationed somewhere like Germany or Japan, I'll be damn happy.
The main downside with the Air Force is that I won't be guaranteed a job when I sign in. These days, they have you select 8 jobs (2 jobs from 4 different fields), and you usually get 1 of those jobs (unless they don't have a need to fill those positions). It's a bit of a gamble, but hopefully everything works out if I chose 8 good ones.
I'll start off by saying why I don't want the other branches.
Army: everybody seems to say bad things about it. I don't want to go into combat, so i don't have much interest
Navy: seems alright, but I don't want to be stuck on a ship for 2 weeks at a time. It's cool that you travel and all, but it's not the type of travel I want to do... stay on a boat for 2 weeks, stop at a port for 3 days, then go back on the ship for another 2 weeks.
Marines: really cool, but a bit too hardcore for me. Once again, I don't want to risk getting shot
Airforce: seems the most "academic." Even if my job ends up sucking, at least I'll come out with some useful skills after I'm done. I hear that the quality of life is awesome, and that the bases are usually pretty close to civilization. If I end up stationed somewhere like Germany or Japan, I'll be damn happy.
The main downside with the Air Force is that I won't be guaranteed a job when I sign in. These days, they have you select 8 jobs (2 jobs from 4 different fields), and you usually get 1 of those jobs (unless they don't have a need to fill those positions). It's a bit of a gamble, but hopefully everything works out if I chose 8 good ones.