If you never joined the military, where do you think you would be and what would you be doing?

I would have probably become a single mother, depressed and living below the poverty line. I “chose the path less traveled by and that has made all the difference” -Robert Frost

I probably would have stayed in the tech sector, got a job with one of the 'Big Tech' firms, bounced back and forth and up advancing my career, captured by the group think in the organizations and would now be one of those individuals prominently featured in the 'Twitter Files'.

Growing up I always dreamed of being either a cowboy or a soldier. In my teens I left home and worked cattle ranches in the northwest. After a few years I came to realize there would never be much money doing that, just a lot of hard dirty work, so I went for my 2nd choice. But I never lost my love for horses, so after I retired I started a horse boarding business and ran that for about 15 years along with working at, and then owning, a gun/saddle & tack store.
Now I just enjoy my memories and travel some.

I always tried to follow the advice of Yogi Berria:
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."