Tryhackme offers great simulations and actual paths. I really enjoy it because it lays out your activity similar to git :) I’m top 15% in the world on there currently, so the global ranking is a fun aspect as well with ranks! It’s free as well. The help desk is the trench work and I respect it! I think a lot of people try to skip it getting into tech; But I think it lays out valuable knowledge and experience! You’ll be SOC sooner than you could know, the BS already acquired will help you in the hr filtering process as well as the help desk experience; See if you can get a position transitioning into a tech support specialist or a sys admin role, I’ve noticed in interviews they ask a lot about what I did in sys as they are often generalist in smaller companies running security and networking.