Need advice...currently attending a service academy

Are there any service academy grads on here that I can message for advice? Affirmation is coming up soon and I am trying to figure out whether or not to affirm. Obviously, I am asking on here because after the military I want to go into business. However, the longer I have been at the academy the more I realize there are no jobs in the military I am interested in. I have seen other posts where grads say they loved the academy, but the military service was mundane at best. People tell me to stick out and just leave after my initial commitment because academies open up a lot of opportunists, but is it really worth it to stick it out for that reason?

 

The only thing that you should be considering is whether you want to be a Navy/USMC/Army/AF officer for at least five years. Everything else is background noise. You can easily transfer and begin a career in business without serving in the military first.

 
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