I’m a 25 year old male. Come from a poor-middle class family. I have the education and experience of an Aircraft Mechanic but not the certifications. I’ve only done structural work in the field. I was raised in the countryside so I’m very handy with a lot of trades.

I feel like I’m at a spot where I’m most unmotivated because I’m afraid of failure to be honest. In the past three years I’ve been fired from two aviation jobs and failed to keep a small lawn care business running due to family issues.

I’ve been thinking about for a while now but I believe if I join the military (I have my sights on the Marine Corps) it would whip me into shape and make me the man i want to be (I guess)

I want to be POG but something tells me to be a Grunt. But I find it difficult to make up my mind.

Am I joining the military with the right intention or am I running away from my problems again by using the military?