I only want to join the military for a short time (a. for the experience and b. to pay for college). I'm on an ROTC scholarship right now, but can opt out of it. I'm learning Arabic right now, and I want to do military intelligence. My main concern is that as an officer I'll just be sitting behind or desk or making strategies as opposed to actually being in the field, gathering the information and interacting with the people we're supposed to be helping. Thus, I am unsure about whether I should continue with ROTC and do my required 4 years right after college as an officer, or opt out, finish school, then spend a few years settling down or whatever I care to do (probably the peace corps) and then enlist for 3 years (so they pay $65,000 of my college loans). Either way I won't be strapped with a huge debt from college. Basically, it comes down to whether I'll get more out of being an officer or an enlisted man. I was hoping someone who has been there done that could help me.
2006-10-02
12:29:31
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