[throwaway0a5e]

>If you don't blow all your expendable income on a sports car financed at 30% APR

Or knock up a stripper, or lose half your net worth when you divorce your dependa, or all the other bad life decisions that tend to plague people in that line of work.

If you can get through the first 4yr unscathed you're probably on a good path.

[amanaplanacanal]

There's also the risk you could get sent to a war zone and get your legs or other parts blown off. Though i have the impression that's national guard work now.

[hunter-gatherer]

This. Of course, you can mitigate the danger by choosing an appropriate job. I did four years as a Grunt and fortunately didnt sustain any injuries, but I've been in a truck and watched the guy in front of me lose three limbs. I've watched a friend who was next to me on patrol take a few rounds and die while we tried to get him out of there, and I've seen a truck roll over in a shit trench and the gunner drown in feces. Fast forward 11 years, 10 people from my company have committed suicide.

So, for anyone just chasing DoD pensions and GI bill benefits, make sure you end up as a lithographer or some shit.

[dimitrios1]

These decisions plague people from all walks of life. Take a look at Bill Gates and Andrew Cuomo.