Honesty Paddy, there is routine everywhere, no matter how and there is one especially in the armed forces where more or less everything is "drilled". If you do that to escape routine, I think that it is not the best way. The good side of your job is a steady pay, not too much stress and you can be on vacations whenever you chose to, in the Marines it'll be more complicated, take that in consideration if you decide to make the swap.