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Originally Posted by frazod
If you're determined to do this, I suggest you pick an extreme - enlist in the Navy or Air Force if you'd rather not get shot at, or if think you'd enjoy getting shot at, join the Marines so you'll be surrounded by a higher class of combatant. As low as recruiting standards are right now, I would absolutely advise against joining the Army.
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I had an uncle who was Air Force for many years, worked on the A-10's. He advised me that if you don't want to be a pilot then don't join the Air Force or "you'll be scraping bird poop off a runway in Guam." That said, their physical requirements and danger to non-pilots are minimal. Add to that the fact that they generally have better barracks and it's a sweet deal.
My father was ~20 during the Vietnam war and got a draft notice from the Army. He immediately went to the nearest Marine recruiter and signed up for 4 years. Basically his theory was that he'd rather be on a base where everyone had qualified with a rifle. The Marines are the only branch were every person in it has qualified with their gun. Go figure. In short, if you want to get shot at and you aren't going to try and go Rangers or some specialized division, go Marines. At least everyone around you will be competent in war.