Denied Financial Aid Because of 182 Credits.

[Jonathan Whatley]

I know more people who were discharged (some not honorably) from the military than who stayed in for 4 years. The military is not for everyone.

Similarly the military is not a guaranteed employment program, though it's often treated as such in discussions of how young people should get ahead. Many people interested in serving are disqualified for medical conditions, often conditions that preclude few if any jobs outside the military.