ANSWERS: 6
  • I would listen to her if I were you.She is only trying to protect you and wants you safe and sound.There is many things you should consider before joining.The contract you sign is binding,and a good lawyer would explain the consequences of signing such an important document.She does not want you to sign because she loves you.
  • How much is the college tutition per year that you are going to? You can apply for the FAFSA that does essentially give you about 10K in free grants/work study/ and loans per year to go to college. I graduated without ever having to pay for college.
  • This is your decision and only your decision. And if she can't be on board with that you shouldn't be together. You don't need someone you have to drag along trying to go through boot camp. And if she doesn't support you now don't count on it later. In fact she'll make it harder on you in the long run. If she really loved you she would understand why you have to do this. If you were married or living together it would be diffrent. Then it would have to be a family decision since being in the military would effect the whole family not just you. I do want to add one more thing, if you are only joining to get money for school you might want to reconsider. The military is not something you should join just to go to school. This is something you should do because you want to and have a true calling to serve your contry. If you don't have that you might want to look into working and going to school part time. Remember, once you are in you can't get out and other's lives not just your own are in your hands. If you don't have the stomach for that don't go in.
  • I'd agree with the first answer if you were really the boss in your relationship & she were just to do as she's told. I'd agree with the second if only paying college is the prime consideration. I'd agree with the third if she were not just a soldier following your orders ... she knows some have gone overseas forcefully & died for their country .. & that's just not really right .. she's scared of that. In essence, sum up. What does she mean to you? If you did enlist or join up & you went off somewhere else, would she have time to be alone & feel lonely, hence having opportunity to be swayed by others who may woo her & cause heaps of grief? Or could you be sent to an active zone & come back in a bag? Nice thing to leave her with. Or is college the prime point here? Sum up man. What's important to you? I'm not asking about just now.
  • The amount you get in GI Bill for Reservists is not that great. For the amount you'd be getting, you'd be better off getting paid internships in your field of study. On a more personal note, don't enlist just to pay for college. There were several of those "I'm just here for the Bill" people in my Reserve unit and they were, to a man, totally useless to us due to their attitude and slipshod work.
  • Reserves are bieng sent off to die every day in this senseless war. I urge you not to enlist. Apply for grants through FAFSA. Do not put yourself in senseless danger just to pay for college. I beg you, listen to your girlfriend. Is it worth abandoning her and possibly dying just to pay for college?

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