Quote Originally Posted by Slowpoke View Post
Ever thought about joining the military? Free school, you're going to travel, it's easier to get credit when you are in the military, alot of good things about joining the military . I joined the military when I was 19, initially for the MGIB. I chose my job in the Air Force wisely though, and now I do the same thing in the civilian world and make pretty decent money. I am still using my MGIB for part time classes....just something to think about. You don't have to come from money to be successfull.
That's a fairly reasonable idea. However, I'd probably would have had a felony record and been too illiterate to join. In addition I might have had physical or psychological health issues. I just pulled up some of the stats of those enlisted and less than 1% of those enlisted have a high school degree, most are at least high school graduates. That counts out a lot of poor people.