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Military After High School Essay

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Life is a scary thing to some people. Most don’t even know what to do after they graduate from high school, making them stuck; not going anywhere. Should every american citizen be required to go into the military after high school? It should be a law that every american citizen needs to go into the military after high school. Lots of more opportunities open up to you, making your life easier, and also making you a lot more healthy, making obesity not as much as a problem then it should be. There are many positives to this, and also some negatives. Some positives are that it makes you healthier, making yourself feel mentally and physically better. It makes you feel better because you get lots of training and you get more fit, making you and your body feel better. You receive lots of training, and other things that you will use for the rest of your life. Some of those things could be defense. You will know how to defend yourself better. Another thing could be that you receive a free college education. It could save you lots of money; making you not spend so much money. Some places allow military discounts, so you can save even more money.
Although there is some drawbacks. If you decide to …show more content…

You get to decide what branch you want to go into. The branches of the military are, Air force, Army, Coast guard, Marine corps, and Navy. If you are looking for the easiest branch, it would be air force. You don’t do nearly as much as the other branches do. ``If you are looking for a real challenge and want to do the hardest, it would be the navy. The reason why navy is so hard and serious, is because, that they train you the most and the hardest. If you want to be in the navy you have to go through a series of tests to make it in the navy. One test is that you have to be drowned. This is one of the reasons why it is so hard to make it. The tests they have you do is beyond what you can

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