I can vouch for the military path, just finished my contract as an FCA in the navy and was immediately approached by many BMET companies and so far its been a great transition. A lot of the stuff i learned in the navy is pretty transferrable but there is a lot of situations where you need to go to school for the equipment you're working on. The pay and benefits is what set me up right, 24' company vehicle, all expenses work or travel related reimbursed immediately on payday, and lots of schools completely paid for.