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Originally Posted by Gregster
Well, I'm feeling free: you're an utter imbecile.
I enlisted in the Marines and served 4 years as a tanker; I have a Masters' Degree.
My father enlisted in he Army, served 31 years, got out as a Lieutenant Colonel. He has two Masters' Dgerees and runs his own business.
M brother is a career Marine, graduated from the US Naval Academy, a school you probably couldn't get into much less graduate from.
My cousin Pete joined the Army Reserves. Later went to West Point. He's a career soldier, standing by to get his silver oakleafs, and just got his PhD.
You, on the other hand, are a retard whose smug, asshat-ish attitude about the military being some refuse heap for stupid people who "can't cut it" either in college or in the "real world," combined with your stupidly naive comments about people being able to choose any MOS they want to avoid combat when anyone who's served knows you can ask for all the jobs you want, you will get sent to the job you a) are qualified for and/or b) are most needed by the service leads me to believe you never spent a day in uniform and are bullshitting abot your military cred to justify your bullshitting about what a great get-rich-quick scheme the military is.
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You are quite the exception, and congrats to you, but the fact remains, this isn't the norm.
In 1999 (the most recent year for which reliable survey data are available), only 12 percent of enlisted have associate's degrees, 8 percent with bachelor's degrees, and 1 percent of those have advanced degrees. That tells you that 92% of the military enlisted (yes that includes senior NCOs) do not have any desire to finish a 4 year degree, eventhough it is free and easily obtainable to them.
Stats come from the Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=5108&sequence=1
Edit: I'm not saying anything about it being a get rich quick scheme or military people are stupid or anything else. Don't take offense to my comments. I am just saying it pays very well for the qualifications, and most people that join do so out of necessity.