Joining the Military?

The only reason I see myself joining the Air Force is because of my love for technology and my wanting to be something in life. I will never get that without someone to foot the bill, and it won't be anyone I know. I'd like to be an engineer or something like that. Who knows though.

I would if the country i live in was in danger, but there havnt been any "necessary" wars in a long time.

I'm joining for a full-time career, war or no war. I'm kinda excited to actually fight for my country if need be though. Maybe if we invade North Korea or China, I'll be able to get some real action for once.

my family doesn't have a good track record with the military. my grandfather was a first lieutenant in the army air core in CBI during ww2. he was demoted to private for busting up some colonels face. not like drunk and belligerent style, just, "you want me to do WHAT?" in a non-life threatening situation.

anyway... I don't take orders well, and I'm VERY independent. i'd have the same problem with authority that my grandfather had, and since i'm twice his size, and pack three times the wallop when it comes to punching and fighting, that'd be a bad thing.

Absolutely not. With my klutzy track record, in any military position I'd consider myself a hazard to myself and others.

I've considered joining a branch of the military as a boost for my F.B.I. resume but I've decided against it, at least, for the moment. If I did I'd do it after I had my four year degree and go in as an officer.

I think about army/marines as it crosses my mind every once in a while. The thing is that its an 8 year commitment. With Marines you're first in last out. With army your tour of duty is a lot longer.
I say to play it safe navy is best an air force is second best. If you're navy you don't have to worry much because not many countries have a big navy. With Air force you just fly out do your mission and return to base.

I've been considering the Air Force, Marines, or Navy, with the ultimate goal of being a pilot. It's a tough decision to consider, given the commitment, effort, and risk involved versus the awesomeness of the payoff and the opportunities it would give me on down the line.

I would never survive bootcamp. I'm a skinny-white-boy hacker (in the old sense of the term).

Nah, I wouldn't enlist in the military. However, I am in the "ring of qualified candidates" for a job with the Dept of National Defense to be a civilian mechanic working on base. That's as close to the military as I'd want to be.