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Important life decision...?

first a little backround info-- i am 17 and am graduating high school january 18. i have braces that are scheduled to be on for about another year. i am a level 2 krav maga practitioner (its an israeli martial art) and live with my mom who is a staff seargent in the marines. i am trying to decide between the military or being a krav maga instructor.

-military option--- i would join the marines with the intention of getting to MarSoc. i took the asvab and scored a 90 2 days ago. my plan would be to go in enlisted, and if i decide to stay in the marines for the full 20 years, i would use the officer commisioning program to become an officer.all in all, this would give me good benefits, good pay, a steady income, lots of training, and lots of influence.

Krav instructor--- my instructors have offered to send me to instructor school. the next one is january 19. if i pass, i will begin working for my instructors with a starting pay of 20/hour. depending on when i will be able to get to the next level of instructor, i could be a level 3 instructor by the end of june or july. at that point i would be getting paid 30/hour. i would also owe my instructors about 6000 for the school. (it costs my instructors 2000 each time they send me to instructor school). as a level 3 instructor, i would be able to work about 20, maybe as much as 30 hours per week. that means i should be done paying the instructors in 2.5 to 3 months. after that, i will be making somewhere around 600 a week. that only comes out to being a little more than 30k a year. it is more than i would make in the military, but the military also provides housing, food, medical insurance, etc. my mom would probably let me continue to live with her until i become a higher level instructor and get paid more.

i dont know which option to go with. i love krav maga, and i love helping people learn. on the other hand, ive wanted to be a marine all my life. technically, i could do both, but doing one would delay progress in the other. any advice?

**please dont comment if you arent going to be helpful.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Is there a way can do both. If not than do military first than do the other after your

    military career is over and have save up the money to pay for Krav Maga.

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