well my brother in law was in the army but he said he wasnt a fan of it....he said it was great experience but wudnt do it again......
although he said u can get a great education from it........quite a few people go in and come out with great job prospects......he is currently working for a audio / visual company which are doing alot of the schools in the country ,,,,...

but people have different experiences its all about where u are based and what ur really looking for