If you really want the truth about the aRMY AND THE DETAILS, GIVE ME A BUZZ. i HAVE BEEN AN INFANTRYMAN FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. iT'S never TOO LATE. Like everything in life there are pro's and con's.......weigh them out and see what will be more advantageous for you and your family. The army has changed drastically in the 20- years I have been in. Basic Training is not as it used to be. The hardest part of basic training is to be away from your family.......but when you get to your first duty station and can have your family with you, then army life is great, (once you and your family get used to it). I do not regret joining and would do it again. I would not have been able tyo pay for the college i HAVE received nor would I have had the opportunity to be in 28 different countries throughout my career, granted not all of them I would go back to, but it is an experience of a lifetime.