I wanted to join the Army coming out of highschool, my dad a bonefied hippy said and I quote "No son of mine is going to kill people" lol. So I took his advice, even though I had a recruiter stalking me and some of my friends our senior year after we took the asvab.

Tried again after deciding I didn't want to finish my bachelors. They wouldnt take me because I was 280 lbs, instead of 240 lbs which would have been the max side of my ideal weight. Apparently they had instituted weight limits for bootcamp.

Proably better off, didnt need to risk death or my sanity for a paycheck....