If your under the age of 30 you can join the Navy and see the world for free and further your education. I only had to stay in for 8 years after completion of Seal traning. But I said to my self self that wasn't so bad lets do 8 more then I said to my self self that wasnt so bad lets do 7 more. Then in the Gulf war I had a bad night jump which caused severe spinal compression and the Doc said 1 more jump like that and you will never walk again. So I am grounding you to a desk job I said no thanks Doc if I can't be in the field there is no place for me here now. I left with 3 degrees and saw more than 80% of the world in my 23 years and if I had to do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing. It's good solid income and you will always have a home to go to.