[CaptainHaplo]

OK - a couple of pieces of advice.

First, I'll give you the advice my dad gave to me.... do you want to walk or ride? Army walks, navy rides.

Like an idiot, I chose walking ROFLMAO!

Seriously though, if I had to recommend a service, from the standpoint of an ole grunt, I'd say go Air Force. Sure, we make fun of zoomies, but I kid you not, I have seen those guys deployed to the desert right next to me.

Know what the difference was? Their tents had air conditioners! I kid you not. The food in their mess halls were better too. If I had to do it all over again, I'd go AF.

Can't speak much to the CG, never dealt much with em.

As for officer vs enlisted, if you go Army and you are in aviation, you can go enlisted and then hit the warrant officer track. Its totally different than being commissioned. The "Walk" track puts you in a unique and useful position. You can also put in for OCS (Officer Candidate School) if you get the education once your in. I know the navy used to have a "mustang" program where enlisted folks who performed could be made junior officers, but that was enlisted to commissioned, and I don't know if that is done anymore.

On a side note, dunno about the navy, but if you want to be a pilot in the Army, you must be an officer - either commissioned or warrant. As enlisted you can be a flight engineer or crew chief, but you can't have "command" of the aircraft. I believe the navy has the same policy though. Air Force and CG I have no clue, but I would suspect its across the board.