Leave it to me to disagree....

I think that the article was very acurate.. with the exception of the above quote. Based on my military experience, I can tell you that few of those enlist fall under that discription. In order to enlist you are required to complete several tests many of which one could not do well on if one is only an "average" student.

Most individuals who enlist do so after MANY years of consideration and dreams... it is rarely something that is jumped into on the spur of the moment (tho I must admit I did) and even for those who do enlist on the spur of the moment... there is a minimum of 6 months before you are able to go to bootcamp... plenty of time to change your mind. Most of these men & women have considered a military career for years and are better than the average student. They are often self disciplined and are eager to begin their career.



just based on my experience... you aren't talking about the typical "kid"... you are talking about one who has decided to excelerate his maturity long before he/she enlisted.