Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
There realy is only one reason to join the military: you want to serve your country.
The financial benefits are just a nice little bonus. My signing bonus and 1990 era GI bill totaled about $18,000 for six years of service or an average of only$3000 per year.
It's different today, especially for officers drawing incentive or specialty pay. The pay is very competetive with all but the most lucrative jobs in business and industry.