So right now I'm in my freshman year of college, but I'm really thinking hard about enlisting (not necessarily right now, maybe after the first year or first semester). It is a pretty lefty college but no obnoxiously so, and my classmates and professors are all pretty cool. Social distancing is a pain but I can't do anything about that and complaining won't help. It's just the whole thing feels so unfulfilling, and I was already planning on enlisting after college, so why not start now? Why take 4 years of college I don't really want and probably won't use?
At this point I'm still just thinking about it. I've always felt drawn towards service, whether military or law enforcement, so I know that is the field I am going into. It's just a question of now or later. If there are any military pedes out there, I would love some advice!
So right now I'm in my freshman year of college, but I'm really thinking hard about enlisting (not necessarily right now, maybe after the first year or first semester). It is a pretty lefty college but no obnoxiously so, and my classmates and professors are all pretty cool. Social distancing is a pain but I can't do anything about that and complaining won't help. It's just the whole thing feels so unfulfilling, and I was already planning on enlisting after college, so why not start now? Why take 4 years of college I don't really want and probably won't use?
At this point I'm still just thinking about it. I've always felt drawn towards service, whether military or law enforcement, so I know that is the field I am going into. It's just a question of now or later. If there are any military pedes out there, I would love some advice!
ROTC. Stay in school, get your degree and enter the armed forces as an officer. Plenty of time to figure out a career path.
ROTC isn't an option at my school, but I was thinking about going into PLC if I stayed in college.
I’d go to a different school with ROTC then!
Good for you. I would have loved to serve, but my visits with recruiters were kind of a headache. Right off the bat they were telling me to lie about taking ADHD meds, being dyslexic, etc. I was in my mid 20s at the time with a successful job. Amazing how stupid our government can be. Make up stupid rules, expect people to lie and break the law to work around them :-(
Don't listen to literally anything the recruiter tells you