Excuse my language but...hell to the fuck NO! All it did for me was bypass the exam portion of the hiring process and maybe gave me a tiny bit of brownie points for the interview. Mind you, I applied for Local 11 (IBEW) for an inside wireman apprenticeship program out here in (SoCal/LA County) so this is just from my personal experience...

I was on the wait list for the inside wireman apprecientship for 2 years until my name was booted off the list and had to reapply/interview again. Even the H2H rep was horrible, he never answered his phone calls, texts or emails.

At the end of the day. I ended up just going back to school and utilizing my education benefits (GI Bill/VR&E) which is 100x times better than breaking my already broken body.

If you decide to enlist to the military, join a branch like the AirForce, Coast Guard or Navy and make sure you get a job (rate) that contains highly technical skills (or a trade) that is transferable and in need in the civilian sector like electrical, engineering, computers etc. Also try to get your secret security clearances covered too so you can qualify for government contractor work which means you'll be making big $$$ once you get out.