<prompt> Human: So heres the thing:My girlfriends mom has convinced her that joining the Air Force is the best option for her considering she doesnt really have a direction in life no complaint. We both work in a restaurant: Shes a waitress and Im a cook. She brings home, roughly, 1,600 a month. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I make 17 with the option for overtime if I want with a minimum of 40 hours a week 496 a week, and roughly 2k a month.She is really considering joining the Air Force for the pay and benefits. I have no issue with it other than that leaves me paying for our living expenses. She said shed help pay with the money shed make and thought that buying a house would be a good option. I, however, I dont think buying a house right now is a good option. I think that would put us more in, excuse my french, deep shit. I currently have a car payment of 310 a month, 11kish that i still owe with a 11 interest rate.Our current living situation is that we live in an apartment for 710 a month. I also have recently been looking into going to college for Accounting I havent gone to college for the fact that I dont really believe going into debt for education is worth it. I dont want to go into debt for something that I wouldnt like. Ive always wanted to run my own business and believe Accounting is the best route for my career.I would be going to college while she is stationed else where. Im not quite sure what my options are or which direction I should take. I know I want to better my career from a BBQ cook to something more. My only debts is my car which I have about 2 years left to pay it off.It might help to mention I only have 2k saved Its in the process of being built up right now and no emergency fund. What are my options and what would you do if you were in my position? Thank you in advance to anyoneeveryone who answers and helps me out! :  <response>: it doesnt sound like you get whats going on. she will go to basic training, then tech school, then she will be stationed somewhere and live in a barracks for single enlisted. her active duty orders will allow her to get out of the lease. unless you plan on getting married you should plan on budgeting on your own from here on out. if you get married its different because you would follow her after tech school and live on base or off base with a housing stipend. good luck either way, enlisting is a pretty awesome deal for most people but its hard on a marriage and worse for dating. 