I'm a little surprised that no one has suggested joining the military. When I was in high school, my parents had no money for me for College. We were middle cl

I'm a little surprised that no one has suggested joining the military. When I was in high school, my parents had no money for me for College. We were middle class, and my grades weren't competitive enough for me to get a scholarship. So I did what I thought would work well (in 2002)- I joined the USAF as an enlisted "Computer Programmer". Fortunately, _did_ have a good education, so my ASVAB (military job test to determine what jobs you could be) score was relatively high. Joining as a computer programmer opened up the world to me like I couldn't imagine. Ultimately, I ended up taking night and weekend classes while in the USAF and finished my bachelor's degree shortly before getting out. Later I would go on to get my Master's with my GI Bill because I didn't want it to go to waste. I felt honored to serve my country and to contribute how I could and I graduated both undergrad and grad school with zero dollars of debt. I think more people should consider this option, at least if they have a decent education and good military jobs open to them. Understandably, if someone joins as say, infantry, in the Army, it may not be so easy to go to school (though I have plenty of friends who did and took online classes!) It's not for everyone, but it's definitely an option.