Here is my advice, my father is in the USMC and I plan to join the puss- I mean Air Force, the best thing to do in the military is to go in as an officer and advance to Col. then retire. So what that means is get over I think 1600 on your SAT's, and go to collage on a ROTC scholarship, or just go to collage and join after. The pays for officer are substantially higher. And gettign married making babies and living over seas can make you an extra $20,000 anually on top of a 90k base pay as a O4 at 20 years. And getting free healthcare and a government pension after you retire. If you plan to stay in more than 4 years you can make a lot of money by doing the right things. Our joke here in Japan is "The army has a RC car with C4 on it, air force has a RC plane with C4, and the marines have a Ka-Bar on a stick", Enjoy your life go do things!
