Quote Originally Posted by IrishGodfather View Post
I'm afraid of how the economy will be in two years when I get out of college and try to just find a stable job.
The Army is short something like 600 officers each year. OCS is an easy course these days. Pays $2555.70 a month (taxable) plus $202 for food, and then there is your housing allowance (amount depends on where you're stationed and married or not) tacked on as well - both tax free. If you're lucky enough to jump out of airplanes, they give another $150 a month tax free. Automatic pay raise every January, and additional ones every 2 year anniversary, as well as with every promotion. By your 3rd year, you'll have made a $1600 a month raise, in addition to the annual January increase. Not a bad gig, if you can deal with some of the late nights and retarded stuff. It's not all bad - there's more 3 and 4 day weekends than you'll ever find anywhere else, plus 30 days of vacation every year. Oh yeah, from 15 DEC to around 2 JAN is usually a half-day schedule. If you want stable, it's relatively stable. If this organization goes under, the economy is the least of your worries!