In my opinion you're a fool to join at 33, with a STEM degree? You said you have four years at the school but you didn't indicate whether or not you have the degree. The military is a young man's game for many many reasons. I turned 20 when I was in basic and was considered on the more mature side for the flight. My TI was only 23. The oldest dude we had was like 32 and in the guard. Even though he was a full time LEO; AF BMT was really a struggle for him. He dislocated his shoulder on the O course. You are gonna have kids 10 years younger than you, with half your IQ; telling you what a lame POS you are, because they figured it out themselves only last month. Lastly the MOS doesn't always guarantee the 'right deployment'. When I was in Afghanistan in '13 we fell under the 82nd Airborne. I saw dudes with airborne tabs do basic security around base. Controlling entry points, checking ID's, ect. My own sister unit was a cav platoon and they where not the least bit impressive to watch on patrol. Flat out the only Army guys I ever was comfortable being around outside the wire where the Ranger's or SF dudes. Everyone else is way too 'just off the HS football team'.
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