Biden free college a reality?

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I know many, many people in the military or retired, or who left when their time was up (many dozens in my family and my husband's family were or are in the military, we are both from families in which this is an excellent way to get ahead in life). Some had better experiences than others. A few were bad. Most were very glad they had served, and encouraged others in the family to join. My son will either be going to the naval academy or enlisting next year, due to MANY people encouraging him to join. Every single person I know in the military that wanted to get their degree did, all paid by the military. Not a single person had any trouble getting those benefits. My dad gets VA benefits now, my in-laws have TriCare (military retirement), they're both happy with it.

All that to say that the military isn't for everyone (and you can certainly be too old to join), but for those who join, it can be a good or bad experience. There is no one thing that happens to everyone. If it was all bad, nobody would stay for 20+ years (my grandfather was 22 years, my FIL was 23 years and got his Bachelor's and Master's degrees while in).