you accept the good with the bad, like other things. I think the military is a fine life, it's how I grew up and what I've chosen now. I would caution you against weighing a life-time decision against twelve weeks of training. Yes, he might some firsts. But on the flip side, your always have access to free health and dental care, so you. Your never worry about daddy being laid off and being evicted or foreclosed upon. You be able to shop for cheap groceries, you as a spouse can get preferred-employment status on base should you decide to work yourself, there are plusses. Not minimizing the things there are to worry about, but people get hurt and die all the time in the civilian world too. Whether the Corps is a life or a stepping-stone for your husband, (although there are NO ex-Marines), twelve weeks of training is worth, imo, what you get back.