2009-09-22, 10:43 PM
I know several people in the military. One of my good friends served a tour of duty in Iraq in the Airborne, that was some crazy shiite. It's definitely not how the recruiters describe it, but it's also not necessarily a shiity existence. Some people enjoy it, some people hate it. Definitely not for everyone, but it can be a good experience. Obama is probably going to pull the military out of Iraq pretty soon, and so it is likely your fiance won't be going there, and that's the place you're most likely to get killed in.
The serious problem with the military is all the moving. If you're trying to raise kids, it's hard on them because they lose all their friends every couple years. Expect to be placed in anywhere ranging from Germany to Japan or whatever. But, once your fiance gets out of the Air Force, he can go to college pretty much free.
By the way, my Army, Navy and Marines friends consider the Air Force as the "easiest" branch, if that's of any consolation. Marines get shot at, but how are the terrorists going to shoot at a plane mechanic in the middle of a fortified base, or at one of those stealth bombers nuking the crap out of them from near-orbit?
The serious problem with the military is all the moving. If you're trying to raise kids, it's hard on them because they lose all their friends every couple years. Expect to be placed in anywhere ranging from Germany to Japan or whatever. But, once your fiance gets out of the Air Force, he can go to college pretty much free.
By the way, my Army, Navy and Marines friends consider the Air Force as the "easiest" branch, if that's of any consolation. Marines get shot at, but how are the terrorists going to shoot at a plane mechanic in the middle of a fortified base, or at one of those stealth bombers nuking the crap out of them from near-orbit?