In 1976 he decided that being a deckhand just didn’t cut it anymore. He had a one-year-old daughter and another child on the way. He needed to earn more money, and his brother suggested joining the military. Kennedy met with recruiters from the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines. He chose the Air Force because its basic training was the shortest.
Often, the best decisions in one's life are made for the worst reasons. Most of the worst decisions as well.
One might as well give up on good reasons, as they are invariably just a story we tell ourselves so we can think we are better than we obviously are.
