Donāt join the army to get free college. First two years of community college is free. Peace corps and Americorps have scholarships and student loan forgiveness programs for their volunteers. If youāre not rich you probably qualify for Pell grants. Go to a state college. They teach you the same things they do at fancy colleges. Sometimes thereās scholarships for people of a certain background. Ethnicity. Sexuality. Gender. Religion. Go to a grad school thatāll give you free tuition for working there as a teacher or assistant. Become a stripper or something. Just donāt join the army.
If you want to do something structured and physical for a few years and see the world like do a working holiday in Australia or something. Join the peace corps and do some agricultural work with them. Volunteer with some other overseas organization thatās setting up infrastructure in poor countries. Spend a summer in Alaska working in fishing or Arctic tourism. See if you qualify to be a United Nations volunteer. Work on a ranch. Become an apprentice to a welder or electrician. Train to become a ship captain. Just donāt join the army.
























