Last year, 2 of my co-workers had enough of this 12 hr a day banking shit and decided to join the corps (one in the Air Force and other in the Marines). After boot-camp, the fellas were back at work again (as the Bank had to hold their jobs until they got back). This year, one of them was sent to Senegal (not a war zone) for training and yes, his job had to be held for him again...However, he kept complaining how hard it is for them as compared to the Air Force and Navy guys (or the Gay Force and the Gay-vy). The Air Force guy was deployed to Turkey and had only the best things to say about the unit: A/C in the tents, good food, etc. while the Marine who went to Senegal complained of their basic Spartan life: Mostly in the sun, full gear and even the food wasn't all that great. Since I'd expressed an interest once in recruiting myself, as per the both of them, if you're ever looking to join, make sure you know exactly what you wanna do and make it known from the start (also finding a good recruiter helps)...You don't wanna be stuck in the administrative dept when you really wanna be fighting in the frontline. Also, if you're just looking to reap the benefits without much chances of gettting deployed into the war zone, then joining the Air Force is a better option.