Tec, here's my $.02: I think anybody working 40+ hrs/wk AND going to school has demonstrated plenty of self-discipline already. In fact I suspect what you are in the middle of is burnout. Been there, done that, got the tshirt...but I gave in to it and "went off to have adventures." And got married. And never got the degree. This turns out not to have been a good decision.
I know the economy sucks right now (o believe me I know, just lost one of my jobs the other day) and things look pretty bleak all around. But if this was something you truly wanted to do--for itself, not just to be "something different"--you wouldn't be here asking us about it. You would have been to the recruiting office and signed up already.
You don't mention here what you're in school for--what degree--or how much longer you have to go to graduation. I don't care if its a BS in basket weaving, but HANG IN THERE AND GET THAT DIPLOMA. Grit your teeth and keep the nose to the grindstone and use that self-discipline to get through this rough spot.
Spend time with your GF doing cheap/free stuff like taking walks or exploring different neighborhoods or going to a museum or something, while you tell her about this and listen to what she thinks about it. And what she wants to do about her situation for that matter. Have her read what justhannah said above...some cold hard reality about what a military career can do to a relationship and to both people involved.
One last note: when/if you do go to the recruiting office, go to all the services and see who will give you the best deal. And don't believe a single solitary word any recruiter tells you--about benefits now or in the future, about what specialty they'll guarantee to get you into, about anything at all-- unless they document it in writing on paper. They're not as desperate these days since the economy tanked as they were a few years ago but you sound like prime material.
Best of luck with whatever you decide.
I know the economy sucks right now (o believe me I know, just lost one of my jobs the other day) and things look pretty bleak all around. But if this was something you truly wanted to do--for itself, not just to be "something different"--you wouldn't be here asking us about it. You would have been to the recruiting office and signed up already.
You don't mention here what you're in school for--what degree--or how much longer you have to go to graduation. I don't care if its a BS in basket weaving, but HANG IN THERE AND GET THAT DIPLOMA. Grit your teeth and keep the nose to the grindstone and use that self-discipline to get through this rough spot.
Spend time with your GF doing cheap/free stuff like taking walks or exploring different neighborhoods or going to a museum or something, while you tell her about this and listen to what she thinks about it. And what she wants to do about her situation for that matter. Have her read what justhannah said above...some cold hard reality about what a military career can do to a relationship and to both people involved.
One last note: when/if you do go to the recruiting office, go to all the services and see who will give you the best deal. And don't believe a single solitary word any recruiter tells you--about benefits now or in the future, about what specialty they'll guarantee to get you into, about anything at all-- unless they document it in writing on paper. They're not as desperate these days since the economy tanked as they were a few years ago but you sound like prime material.
Best of luck with whatever you decide.
