Never Mind the Giant Flat-Screen TV...

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

So you think that being "cannon fodder" for the government is a great option? BTW a college graduate could make enough money to buy a house with the difference in pay between himself and a private in the military over four years...

Veterans benefits (health care and other benefit) for only a few years commitment far makes up the difference.

Lifetime healthcare cost can run up to 7 figure value + cost of tuition + benefits of an education and all the other stuff.....totally trumps the opportunity cost of holding off college for a couple of years.