I always knew that I wanted to go to college someday. Although I’ve changed my mind so many times on what I wanted/needed a degree in, that wasn’t my big problem that kept me from going right out of high school.

Money.

Day one in England was a whirlwind.

You’re dropped in this place and expected to feel your way out on how to set up your life here in England. What to do first?

Car? Phone? How quickly do we start looking at homes? Where do we look for a home? Who do we call to show us a home? How do we get our licenses? Where do we put Isaac in school?

This military lifestyle isn’t for everyone. Shoot, some days it isn’t for us!

But just like any career, it has it’s pros and it’s cons. Whether you’re looking into joining the military or just trying to feel better about this life, here are 8 pros of a military lifestyle.

Each year of life offers new challenges, new lessons and new opportunities.  And by the end of it all you typically have new perspectives on your life. 

That definitely isn’t any different for me this year.

“There is no more profitable investment than investing in yourself. It is the best investment you can make; you can never go wrong with it. It is the true way to improve yourself to be the best version of you and lets you be able to best serve those around you.” 
― Roy T. Bennett, 

Our entire childhood we are forced to grow and learn by our parents, emotionally, academically, spiritually, maybe some piano lessons, forced to eat your peas & carrots and what not.