as noted on several other posts, go join the Reserves; gain focus; serve your country; and get a nice check evey month for 2 days per week of activity and a couple of weeks during the summer.

Glad to know you're an expert on this; sadly, you may want to check your sources. It has nothing to do with your age or being out of school for a period of time.

And here I thought I could enroll in the culinary cuisine and then have an island based reality show on the Food Channel.