College or The Army?

simba9
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:15:35 +0000

To me, ROTC seems like the best option. If you’re going into the military, better to do it as an officer than enlisted.

I went into the Air Force to get money for school. The Air Force does have a Guaranteed Jobs program. The issue is that the number of jobs that can be guaranteed is limited. They offered me a programming job when I went in, but I turned it down because I thought programming would be boring. (And wouldn’t ya’ know it, when I went back to college after the Air Force, I ended up getting a CS degree.)

I agree with the people who say never trust a recruiter. That’s no joke. When I asked about guaranteed jobs and guaranteed locations, he told me that there was no need to sign any contracts guaranteeing anything because I’d have the opportunity to choose both when I got to Basic Training and Tech School. That was total bs. I was put into a job I didn’t want, and sent to a location I didn’t want to go to. I did end up liking the location, but never liked my job. Lots of other people found themselves in the same situation.