I agree with Deep South. Join the military. I did at age 18 and it was the best thing ever. I went into the USAF and had a blast fixing fighter aircraft and got paid to do it. I did go to war in 1991, but as a ground troop in the USAF, I was far from the war zone. Military isn't as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. It paid for my college and now I make enough money to buy all the toys that I want. New truck, new camping trailer, building a plywood tank for my motoro rays, etc......