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Dear /adv/,
I've fucking had it with not making this long overdue decision. I've been studying linguistics, because I'm naturally really good with languages, but along the way of studying, I noticed that this is not leading me anywhere I want to and also the job and salary perspectives are subpar. I asked myself: What do you want to do with your life and I've come to see that I only want it go into one or the other direction. Firstly, one possibility is going to police/military, because I always had a fascination for this kind of work/lifestyle, I love sports and weaponry, also I am disciplined and sturdy/durable. On the other hand, I could apply for international business studies (I hope you get the idea, I'm german, so the original name is different), in which I could make use of my talent in languages and also that would give me awesome job and salary perspectives.
Now here's why I'm struggling: I'm pretty sure I would love to work in the police/military field, but I worry about absences from home, especially in the latter (if I'm going this way, I will apply to join the special forces respectively) and mostly, that my pay will be shit compared to the other way. The other way, in return, offers great pay, but only after I've got my masters after 5 more years of university AND most important, I'm afraid that as a business man, I could get unhappy because of hte missing action you get in police/military, in other words I fear it to be unfulfilling or even boring to me. What would /adv/ recommend me? I'm 21 and german btw. Any help is much appreciated, this is my last hurdle before taking my life in hand again. Thank you!