Enlisted Military Career?

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hey, i'm an Air Force brat. my dad has been an officer my whole life. now i'm a senior in high school trying to figure out what to do. So i'm thinking i might join the military. I know all about the officer end of things, i know officers make a lot of money compared to enlisted. so if i were to enlist in the military would there be such huge changes since i've been an officer brat my whole life going into being enlisted? i know i wouldnt be making as much money as my dad, but would it be considered good income? as in i could have a family and have a normal life without being all super cheap? I guess what i'm asking is pretty hard to describe..like i'm not a rich spoiled kid. in fact my dad handles money and everything very well. we've never really lived in big houses like other officers (and my dads a colonel) and we always buy used cars (unlike the young enlisted people people buying fancy new sports cars).
i guess i just wanna know what its like, being enlisted, since i'm always around officers. would it be bad to have an enlisted career as opposed to officer? me being someone who's never really been inclined toward school. i mean, i'm good in school, i get As and Bs without really trying (skip lots of homework, do good on tests).
yeah. i just dont know what to do.
so help out.

yeah, it was long. so you get a gold star for reading it! yayyy
andd also, how hard is it to get a degree while enlisted?
do you do it online?

 

[Matthew]

I think you should go to college and come in as an officer. Then it won't be an issue.