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I’ve realized that the biggest conflict in my life for the past 3 years has come from suppressing my obsession with military history in favor of finding a degree that will be more financially beneficial. I am afraid if I follow my interest I won't make enough money and I am afraid if I don’t, I’ll end up miserable. I don’t want to suppress it anymore. I feel like I’ve been attempting to distract myself with side interests like journalism and social science. But I feel like just been avoiding who I am. I'm sorry my first post is so obnoxiously complicated.

Get a good paying job, and you can afford all the military history you can study Works for me, anyway. And don't forget the old saying that when your hobby becomes your job, it's time to get a new hobby.

Military history? That is not a bad obsession! My room is like a library. Full with books about one of biggest military operations in WW2. Why don't you start a study history?

Get a degree in military history and become an officer in the armed forces.

I feel similarly. I am insanely passionate about philosophy and it's one of my majors. The problem is, no one wants to employ a philosophy major. There aren't many jobs in philosophy.

I'm also majoring in history, which is quite a bit better.

I probably won't end up making money from my biggest passions, but that's alright. Hopefully, you'll be able to find a career path that you like, even if you're not hugely passionate about it.

A lot of universities offer graduate diploma programs-where you can get a postgraduate degree in a certain field after doing any university degree. For example, you could do a degree in military history, then do a postgraduate diploma in something else like teaching.