Talking with the Recruiter

I remember during and directly after my Senior year of High School I would get the recruiters that would call my house and ask me, "Son, have you thought about joining the United States Army?" and of course I told them 'No' like most people do. I thought nothing of it, eventually moved myself to Utah for reasons unbeknownst to me and have ultimately accomplished nothing. Job - Quit. School - Decided to Wait. No job, but I still make my bills, barely. I figure right now, I can get a crappy job to hold me over til School starts in the Spring, go there for four years while still working a crappy job, graduate with a Bachelors in Computer Science, still have no money so forced to either live here or move back around home, and work a 9 - 5 Mon - Fri for the next, oh, I don't know, 45 years? Retire to some place nice for 20 years. The End. So cliché. No, I want more than that. I want a sense of accomplishment, and something that I can actually be proud of and tell people about when I get older. Unless I miraculously win the lottery, or marry someone famous, that most likely won't happen.

So yesterday for whatever reason I decided to go talk to an Army Recruiter. I know a few people in the Army, and I know they haven't said anything too bad about it. I talked with the recruiter for a good hour or so, he went through the normal routine of telling me all about the GI Bill, all about the College help, pay, ranks, etc. I feel pretty confident. On a forum I'm on (http://www.ArmyBasic.org/) I wrote:

I'm 19, no job, not in school, thought about school in the Spring (Computer Science) and I moved from NY to Utah for no real reason, but I figured it was because I wanted to get out and see the world. I'm contemplating joining the Army not only because of the great benefits of it, but because I want something to be proud of in my life. I haven't done anything monumental and I feel that if I enlist not only will I see more of the world, have an adventure and help me out quite a bit money-wise, but it will increase my strength mentally and physically and will give me a sense of accomplishment in my life. I want to do something with computers and understand that no matter what job I'm doing it's still a dangerous area.

And that's the 100% truth. I'm 19, and what other job let's you experience the things you do in the Army, and make that amount of money the Army can give you? Yes, the money is nice and can help, but no one should join and commit 8 years of their life just for it. It's always a factor, but it shouldn't be the main one.