when McCain drops out

He's of the same mindset as Bush - find military solutions to political problems. That's dangerous regardless of who's in charge.
 
Darla said:
Hey, have you made any decisions about joining up?
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Not yet. It turns out their college loan repayment program actually qualifies private institution loans, not just the fed loans, which is a big incentive. I'm heavily in debt from school (to the tune of $70,000) so the prospect of being out of debt in as little as three years is a light at the end of the tunnel for a guy who has no idea how he's going to pay it down otherwise.

Apart from that, I would get $40,000 toward a home or business when I leave at the end of five years. That's good capital to start with, leaving the army with little or no debt.

At the same time, this all assumes I don't die. I'm hoping the war gets drawn down in three to four years. If that happens, the signing bonuses go away, but if I join before they go away I get to reap the benefits without having to see combat all 5 years.

Anyway, that's where I'm at.
 
ib1yysguy said:
Not yet. It turns out their college loan repayment program actually qualifies private institution loans, not just the fed loans, which is a big incentive. I'm heavily in debt from school (to the tune of $70,000) so the prospect of being out of debt in as little as three years is a light at the end of the tunnel for a guy who has no idea how he's going to pay it down otherwise.

Apart from that, I would get $40,000 toward a home or business when I leave at the end of five years. That's good capital to start with, leaving the army with little or no debt.

At the same time, this all assumes I don't die. I'm hoping the war gets drawn down in three to four years. If that happens, the signing bonuses go away, but if I join before they go away I get to reap the benefits without having to see combat all 5 years.

Anyway, that's where I'm at.
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Well, at least make sure you don’t sign anything until we know who the next President is going to be. What a country we live in when a kid racks up 70k in school loans just to get an education, and is desperate enough to be easy pickings. That's a lot of money to pay off in this economy.
 
Darla said:
Well, at least make sure you don’t sign anything until we know who the next President is going to be. What a country we live in when a kid racks up 70k in school loans just to get an education, and is desperate enough to be easy pickings. That's a lot of money to pay off in this economy.
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No kidding. I know exactly what they're doing, but man it works.

A kid with a college education and prospects shouldn't be thinking about the military. But when they offer things nobody else can (like bribes in large sums of money), what's a guy to do?
 
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