I still think the military is the better option. You want your brother and that is understandable but the military may turn out to be a good thing. The government doesn't actually 'own' him, but however he can choose to not re-enlist when his 5 years is up. He may decide that he enjoys it and stay in to make a career of it. Not only that, there's also a chance he may not even make it out of basic training if a medical issue were to show up. He will have basic training, graduation, then AT, when AT is completed he *might* get to come home for a visit for a weekend before going directly to his assigned duty station. Besides, depending upon his MOS - he may never see the front lines. There are more jobs in the military besides front-line positions. There are cooks, bookkeepers, laundry staff, chaplains, news reporters, supply clerks, etc. A lot of times, these positions never see the frontlines and never leave the base.
