My father in law did 20 years in the Army, and when I told him I was considering the AF, he told me about when he was stationed in Iraq. His unit had no shade and were eating MREs sweating to death in the sun. The AF guys next door had air conditioned tents and what he describes as a 4 star meal, though that part may be a combo of resentment and sun fatigue.
I also found a really good deal on a Toyota Tundra with every feature I could want. I may pick that up because by sisters husband and I put his tundra through absolute hell before he sold it, and still ran like New with 80k miles.