Well, if I was young, I would look at a public service job with a pension all day, even the military. I was recruited at college by the Navy to go to OCS and eventually be assinged to a sub but I turned it down. Heck, maybe I would have had Nords as my CO had I done that!!
Private sector pensions are an endangered species. For every one still around, like GE, there are companies dumping them all the time. I am pretty good friends with the folks at city hall and several local teachers. Not ONE of theme ver complains about their pension and benefits........