Waste of time.. At least where i am from.. They force you to join the army at 18 years, unless you have i good excuse like college, and you do it later.. You don't get any money from it.. You only loose.. Its one year here, imagine, if you have a crappy job and make 500 euros a month, you will loose 6k.. Not to mention the expenses you will have at that time.. Yes, it is fun and all, but also a total waste of money and time.. At least here!