Sunday, April 14, 2013

Should I Join The Military Easy Answers For An Easy Question

By Adele Madden


Most teens by the time they start school as a junior, are often bombarded by various recruiters to start taking a look at life in the different branches of the service. With the outlook of a anemic economy and a shrinking job market lots of teenagers will consider; should I join the military. Of all questions this is a personal one and should not be taken lightly. They should also consider that it is something that can affect many aspects of your life afterwards.

One of the greatest differences between the civilian jobs and joining the service is you sign a contract and are bound by its provisions. In other words, if Ronald is working at MacDonald's and decides to quit he can. In the service this is not an option. However, every branch of the service goes to great lengths to ensure that its members are happy and are quite flexible when problems arise.

Another thing to recognize is despite what your rank is or your length of service higher ranked personal will always be directing your every activity. Everyone takes an oath when they join to always follow these orders, even if they disagree with them and do not wish to follow them. Remember that their boss is the sitting President of the U. S. And they must maintain their self with honor and conviction.

Now for some of the good things, $50,000 is a lot of money, and that is the average pay-out for service members to go to college when they finish their stint. Add to this that while you are in they will generally pay for 100% of the cost. The GI bill is good for up to 10 years after you get out.

Everyone needs to escape from their job every now and than, this the reasoning behind many companies offering paid vacation time. For most civilian jobs the average is two days paid vacation for each year of time worked. In the military its a different story, your first year you will get 30 paid days vacation.

Often young people want to take a chance and do some traveling to see what the rest of the world is like. The service is a wonderful way to see different places around the world. The nicest thing is you get paid while doing it.

The service has the best medical care available anywhere in the world. That's right, the best health care you can get and it is free. And if you have a family it is free for them a well. With the price of health insurance increasing 5-7 percent every year coupled with increased copays cost limits, this can really add up.

Military life is not easy, but it is very rewarding. It is the thing that could change who and what you believe yourself to be. So when asked, should I join the military, think about this one important thing. You will never find a different job you can retire from after twenty years and still receive your full pay and benefit package for as long as you live.




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