Going into the military can serioulsy set you for life. Theres several people I know who simply werent very smart bookwise but were very hard-working. They went into the military, have a life-changing experience and now have a nice life with good benefits. Its really a escape for people who really messed up early on. Of course you take a major risk...I have no urge to join the military, but it is something Ive thought about. Ive actually called up and asked about it, and with my condition I would only be a technicion, unless I joined the Navy. Then theres that thing, my grandpa was in the Marines, and my uncle was in the Navy...so one of them wouldnt be so happy with me.