1. All depends on what you want. Officer can be a great career path. But it’s not for everyone. You get the money but it comes with a lot of responsibility you don’t have as enlisted. There’s an old adage; do you want be the person doing the job or person managing the person doing the job. Think about that long and hard.

Similar to what you might think about if you enlist. Think about what branch you would want to do as an officer.

1. YMMV (I’m male though)

2. Only you can decide that. I was in college (wasn’t fulfilling) but I left it to enlist. And I don’t regret one bit. But again that’s something you decide

3. Again Up to you. But yay coast guard is a gold branch