I was an Army wife for 15 years. All I can tell you, my ex-husband was a proud soldier, in the Army, Before I met him he was in Viet Nam. During our marriage, he was a recruiter, then a drill sergeant, during which time I became the "mother" of his platoon, getting them ready for road marches and so on. Then he became a First Sergeant. From what he is telling me he loved every phase of his career. I know he loved being able to help young recruits and young soldiers becoming the best they could possibly be, and he is still in contact nowadays on facebook with some of them. He retired at 21 years. During all this time he also continued being a Paratrooper and at times they did go places I was not supposed to know about. But that ended when on his final jump he broke his femur and collar bone and was in a body cast for 6 months. That ended his jumping career and he became a drill sergeant.

All I can tell you, you get out of the Army whatever you expect and what you put into it. If you don't want to follow orders, it is not for you. You have to work your way up and have to be committed. I believe it is a great choice for someone who really wants to make a difference in the world.