Another semester down...

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Originally Posted by tallywacker

That wasn't my experience at all. Maybe if you were a good student leaving high school that works, but a lot of us weren't good students and were busy goofing off with other shit. I had no issues leaving the Army and going into college. I was much more disciplined and focused on my objective after that. When I left high school I had no idea what I wanted to do, had no direction, and had no interest in college.

This. My first foray into college was the community college angle... and I still was by no means focused. And this was even after basic training and AIT. Now that I've been in several years, had time to really get some responsibility under my belt, I think I will be better able to focus when I start school again next semester. Plus, now I'm not just going because it's what's expected of me... I'm going to school because I really WANT a freaking degree, and have something to do for once I do get out of the military. 10 years of military experience means shit all to the civilian world, unless you go to work for a military contractor.