Aside from the free college, which I honestly don't even think would be worth the risk, I really don't get why some guys are so gung-ho about joining the military.
I've heard they feel like it gives them a purpose, but honestly when you think about it, you're just a pawn in a chess game between two rich governments bodies who could care less about your individual life, so they send you to die for them while they stubbornly bicker from their cushy seats.
No, the US gets itself into too many international conflicts however in order to be able to vote in Michigan (not sure about the rest of the US) if youre a guy, you automatically get put on the reserves