Which Branch of the Military and Job Is Best for Me?

I want to join the military for several reasons. Firstly, I feel it is an obligation for able-bodied citizens to serve the country and, as one, I want to do so. Secondly, I'll graduate college in December and I'm at a point in my life where I don't want to start my career just yet (I'd like to do this while I have the chance). And, finally, unless I've been lied to, it's hard to beat the benefits of being in the military (Health Care, Dental, Life Insurance, etc). While I was in high school, I was very close to joining the Marines. I'm glad that I didn't because I wanted to go to college and play basketball and I wouldn't have had that experience had I done that. At this point in my life, I think that I'd rather join the Army for a two reasons. One, the major thing that held me back from joining the Marines in high school is that the Marines seem a little too up tight for me. Two, I've been working out as a college athlete for four years now and I'm ready to http://www.goarmy.com/JobCatDetail.do?id=5relax a little bit. I know that both trainings are much different than that of college basketball and, regardless of what you may think, will not be as physically demanding; nonetheless, the Marines seems a good bit tougher than the Army and that's not a plus at this point in my life. Additionally, my friend joined the Marines and I'm not the biggest fan of his living space on the ship. That being said, I really like the whole idea of the Marines being a small, well organized, elite force where as the Army is big bureaucratic. In general, I just like what the Marines stand for more than the Army. However, there are a few MOSs in the Army that really caught my eye such as: Human Intelligence Collector (35M), Special Forces Engineer Sergeant (18C), Special Forces Communications Sergeant (18E), Signal Officer (25) and Combat Engineer (12B). The recruiters told me that with my education and ASVAB scores that I would most likely be able to be an officer and that sounded nice at first. But, after reading up on the officers, I think I'd like to be a little more involved than they are. I want to get my hands dirty, so the Special Forces jobs seem great, but I don't want to just be an infantryman and, from what I've read online, it seems that, if you're special forces, that's basically what you are. I originally went to school to be an engineer but later switched to software engineering so the Combat Engineer MOS seems interesting; however, I read online that they pretty much just disarm IEDs and Combat Engineering is the most dangerous MOS so that's a big negative. The Signal Officer seems to be the MOS I would be most qualified for but also seems like the most boring of all the MOSs. And, finally, being a Human Intelligence Collector seems promising since I like to work with people and analyze/think about things. Sorry for this being a long post, but it is kind of a big decision. I'd really appreciate your opinion on whether the Army or the Marines is a better fit for me and which MOS I would probably like best. Finally, I was unable to find much information about Marine jobs, so, if there are any you think would suit me, please let me know. Thank you,
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