Honest opinion enlisting in the Army National Guard
I’m 34, female, and work in law enforcement. I want to enlist in the Army National Guard. I enlisted in the Army in 2012, but got pneumonia in basic and couldn’t pass the run and they sent me home. I should’ve fought harder to stay in but I didn’t know how to speak up. They said I can go back to basic in six months but I never did. I let families opinions get in the way.
14 years later. I still want to enlist. But I have a really good career so I want to go in the national guard. I just feel like if I don’t do this, I’m going to regret it. I don’t have any kids and I’m single. I’ve lost 50 pounds, train Muay Thai and run 5k races so I know I am ready.
I was looking getting the college loan repayment plan in my contract as I owe 70k in college loans. I do have a bachelors degree in psychology, 3.4 GPA.
Is this stupid? Should I just give up on this and let it go? Or try again. My friends who are veterans say I shouldn’t bother…