Again , I ' m just going off of the metrics of the article . <| sep |> Wtf ? Why are people downvoting this ? <| sep |> Military training of any kind is designed to break you down and build you up from nothing . This works to varying degrees , but military training is designed to literally erase your current self and turn you into a weapon . If you have a weak will and a weak ego , joining the military is essentially suicide , because there will be nothing left of the you that you ' re familiar with by the time they ' re done with you . So if you like yourself , stay away from the military . If you want to change , if you want to learn discipline and you don ' t see much value in the person you are now , the military is a great way to restart your life .