Commandr Bond wrote...
The_KFD_Case wrote...
Thanks, though credit goes to my parents.
It does...come at a price however. Today I can adjust rapidly to a great variety of societies yet I never fully feel that I truly belong or fit in they way I might have had I stayed in my home country. "Third culture kid" syndrome is what it's referred to as. Still, it certainly had/has its perks too.
I attended a small, private liberal arts college in California. Whittier College.
It sounds like it'd be worth it, although that's coming from someone who's restlessly been living in one region his whole life. Not that I'm not grateful. My family would be in a lot worse shape had it not been for my parents.
I was just wondering if I might know the school. How was the military btw? I've been thinking about applying to the naval academy.
No problem. I answered it earlier but the pace of the thread picked up. I graduated from a private international school and thus I wasn't sure I'd be comfortable being "swallowed" by some of the mega campuses with tens of thousands of students. Instead I chose a small, private liberal arts college - Whittier College.
As for military service, it will vary from country to country and their internal laws and regulations. I have no regrets about the time I spent in the military and I got everything out of the experience that I sought going in. It's normal to feel some uncertainty and apprehension when dealing with new things, and yes, there will be times when you may wonder why you thought it was a good idea to sign-up but as with all things it passes. The good times. The bad times. The amount of time you have to serve, etc. In your case your service time would likely be longer due to the setup of the US military and if you get a higher education and more technical or complex training from the US Navy you can probably expect them to have clauses in the paperwork that allow them to retain you for longer. As I expect you already know it's a good idea always to read the fine print; some US citizens that were former soldiers were unpleasantly surprised when they found that Uncle Sam could reactivate them years later even after they were discharged from active duty. Consider the different angles before committing (or not) is my advice.