why are you paying it? You're the son right? its not your responsibility?

I know you prolly don't want to leave your mom hanging and alot of it went to you and your siblings but you're just fucking kids. this seems like total bullshit with you being what 20? and having to deal with this stupid shit.

most of it was paid to me while i was a minor but they conveniently waited until after i had turned 18 to notify me that i personally owe them too.

also another reason why i want to stay in school is because as long as i'm in school full time i still get a little bit of money each month from social security, albeit a lot less now.

you should sue

from bohemian to soldier? what the hell?
if that's your cup, go for it I guess.

this really sucks balls. i hope you can figure something out that doesn't totally make you miserable. maybe this is FATE....... think of it that way and you might be happier????

dont go into military, get a job in construction or something. you have to deal with a lot of assholes and its pretty soulcrushing and hard  but at least its not the military.

who said that?

your recruiter? Because I've spoken to a few people in the navy that hated it and some were like "meh" but never BEST TIME OF MY LIFE. And I think the major offputting thing for ryan joining would be the whole BEING PART OF THE WAR MACHINE aspect of it.

You guys act like joining the military is the worst thing in the world.

There are always going be those that hate it and those that don't, its just the aspect of military life.  And don't go on about "WAR MACHINE" bull, yes we are the nations way of fighting wars, its a necessary evil, if you think that a country can survive in this modern war without a military, then you mistaken.

Trust me, if we could have world peace right now, I'd gladly give all of this up, but its not going to happen anytime soon sadly.

I just think its a waste since hes already put so much into being in a musical type life, i dont think military is terrible or anything but i do think it would be a mistake for someone who is artisticly inclined to go that way.

ryan do not join the military

there are other options

i was hoping youd post!

by all means lemme know of other options that don't leave me royally fucked!

well i mean if you are planning on doing this after you complete your 4 year BA or BS, there are a world of options available to you that can offer you potentially richer life experiences than the military. One thing I can think of offhand that my friend is doing is teaching english in south korea, he got set up in a little rent-free apartment in Seoul, gets about 2500 USD monthly on salary and a little under 1000 from private tutoring. All you need is a 4 year degree(in anything) for the visa regulations, an american accent, and preferably white skin(cuz they racist). Lots of people do this to pay off student loans and lately I've been considering it myself if I don't go to grad school soon.

Also the US Peace Corps. will defer your loans while you're doing your two years. I'm not sure if interest accumulates or what, and you're not going to earn any money to pay that stuff back.. but it'll be 2 years to get away from it and look great on a resume.

oh dang the teaching english thing sounds pretty awesome. do you have any links to whoever is offering this?

i've always wanted to join the peace corp too but idk how the debt to the social security admin would work! they basically said YOU HAVE TO MAKE REGULAR PAYMENTS ON THIS OR WE WILL FUCK YOU OVER

http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/ here's what i found in a google search

edit: I think currency markets have tanked since i last checked so I don't think 1 million KRW = 1000 USD like it used to, but still not bad considering there's no rent, healthcare is entirely affordable, and the hours are usually good.