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>join military out of high school
>become glorified tech support making a pittance like 20k a year but free room and board
>military pays for any and all certs I pursue only a few of which are mandatory
>leave with 50k saved up after 4 years
>get a government job with my already acquired security clearance and veteran priority hiring
>making 90k a year
>enroll in an online college, the military not only pays my tuition but also pays me 3200$ as a student housing allowance through the GI bill, this is more than double my mortgage
>facebook as any indication I'm the ONLY person in my graduating class who has their own home
>everyone else went to college out of the gate and are now living with their parents doing bitch work collecting interest on their loans
>many mocked me for choosing to enlist repeatedly saying the military was for retards or that I was somehow evil for joining
>they were right of course, but college is for even bigger retards and the greatest evil of our time
Today's America makes me believe in justice. The only thing we get is what we deserve.