Which branch should I join?
I spent seven years in the Air Force. I was an engineer at Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles. Fascinating stuff. I had the choice of Air Force or Navy ROTC. At the time the Navy sent you to sea for 8 years before they let you near engineering duty. In contrast, the Air Force put me in an engineering acquistion job right out of college.
Air Force is also the most relaxed branch of the service. I would rather the emphasis be on what I know and do than on how shiny my shoes are and how sharp the creases in my uniform are.
I'm sure I've pissed off lots of people with that. Don't flame me too hard.