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@ray88c If you want to be a medical technician enlist as a medical technician. You might have to enlist as a medic and specialize later. If that’s your goal do not enlist in any branch that won’t guarantee you that job. You don’t use your GI bill if you get your degree while still on active...

@ray88c I would rather be stuck on a boat for six months with port calls than at Fort Polk (army base) for four years.

Also, I’m not sure why you aren’t considering the Navy. If you are interested in seeing the world about a 1/3 of the navy is out at sea at any point. Plus, all their bases are coastal. Army and Air Force bases can really, really suck. That might seem trivial until you have to live there for four...

@ray88c If you succeed and don’t get hurt there’s no reason why you can’t do 20-30 years and retire. I’m not sure why anyone who wanted to stay in couldn’t other than a health (including weight issue), or they got in trouble. Pay once you get to your second enlistment is pretty fine. Since you...

@ray88c You are correct that an officer is only someone with a degree. But there are ways to get a degree while on active duty. Expect your recruiter to lie to you but it’s a good start. It’s hard to say what being 28 in the military would be like. I always tell people that the military is...

@ray88c I didn’t serve in the Army or Air Force, but I did serve in the Marines. I can’t give you advice, but maybe I can share a bit of my perspective and that can help you decide. Without a doubt joining the military was the best decision I ever made when I look back at my career. I’ve been...

@stephknce Hanging onto 7k in cash until next month when you can fund your Roth next year is actually pretty fantastic advice. Fund 6500 this year and 7000 next (the limit goes up by $500 next year). Remember that a Roth IRA is just a type of account and not an investment. Once it’s in the Roth...

@loreec If you make less than $44,625 this year you don’t have to pay capital gains if you sell your stocks. Because you have the possibility of making higher than that in 2024, I would sell the Disney stock this year and put it in the S&P. Because you have earned income in 2023 I would look at...