Grasping tomorrow

[metinkgb]

Hey guys. I'm a first time poster here. I've been checking this place out for a while and would like to get a little bit of insight, advice and some ideas. I also wouldn't mind hearing some stories about your personal experiences. The more information, the better, I'd say.

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[tisiphone]

If you want to join the Air Force anyway, you can transfer to a school with an AFROTC program and get benefits while you're in school. It's a pretty reasonable deal if it's something you're going to do anyway, and reduce any worries about tuition in the meantime. Something you might find though is that upper level undergraduate work is very different from what you're probably doing right now. It tends to be deeper, but at the same time you'll have less wiggle room. Right now you've got a little bit of freedom to do what you want in terms of classes, but that gets stricter over time. So, now is maybe not the time to be planning past your transfer to a four-year school.

Even if you decide to do something now, that could change in the next couple years. You could decide that you're not spending one more minute in higher ed than you have to - in contrast, you could find that you absolutely love it. Something you should do is check out the job prospects for whatever you're thinking of - the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook has an excellent rundown on what different jobs entail, how their prospects are for the next ten years or so out, how much money you can expect to make, etc.

[metinkgb]

Oho! Thanks for the information! And I'll definitely check out the handbook.