[Sara Jo]

I would think if cooking is your passion you might be better off being a chef in someone else's restaurant. Otherwise you'll end up spending all your time running the business, and not much doing the cooking that you love. Ever watch Hell's Kitchen or Kitchen Nightmare's with Chef Ramsey?Gives you a good idea what it takes to have a successful restaurant & be a successful cook in the high end rest. biz, which is where the money is. (you can watch full episodes on fox.com)Seems like school would be better after military, plus I think the military give you some money toward a degree then?Go for it, life is miserable if you don't love what you're doing. You're on the right path by asking questions & finding out how it is in the real world.