Why students shouldn't expect the Army to be their "safety school"

During a question and answer session with Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, a visiting community educator asked what they should tell their students who think of the military as "their last resort" - in case they don't get into college. https://www.army.mil/article/223185/