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Originally Posted by M_Six
I hated the idea of more school after high school. I took a gap 4-years by enlisting and never looked back. I'm not advocating for or against military servce for anyone at this point, but waiting to go to college until I was mature enough to appreciate what it meant to me was the best move I ever made. Once I did decide to pursue a degree, I was all in because it was my money paying for it. I feel everyone should do some sort of service to the country for a year or two after high school, just to dispel any preconceived notions about what real life is all about. Doesn't have to be military service. Take a year or two, work in the real world and see how hard it is, then go get the degree that will get you where you want to go.
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Precisely what I did. Not military, other service, for a year right out of high school. Settled back in to the states when I returned (due to family emergency) and then hit college on my own dime. Very different perspective.