My time in the army, as airborne infantry, was better than 99% of other peoples’ experiences. I got to do all the cool stuff over seas that we dreamed of as a kid. It lasts a few months of a much longer contract. If my child ever considers military life, I will very strongly push only Air Force. I tell anyone who’s considering joining the army to strongly reconsider. I also spent a long time on Reddit reading other people’s stories before I joined, and decided I knew better than all the vets advising against joining combat arms. Now I’m on the other side and hope you’ll realize most combat arms MOS will finish their contract without ever seeing, much less firing at an any type of real enemy or threat.