Yeah, thats kinda where the problem is..My eyes.. thats why I settled for a NFO contract first time I contracted with the Marines. I don't have the $$ to fix em, and I figured that backseating is still a good way to go to be in some hot military metal. I was looking at enlisting reserve to learn a skill, but like you guys were saying, that I would be looked at kinda weird because I would be the "old guy" at 24 enlisting with a career and a college eucation. How is any military experience viewed in the civilian world? I know that when one goes the officer route, everybody loves the officer because of managerial capacity, but what about the E guys? I never hear anything about the E side of things in the civ world? thoughts welcome.-Choxy