Wondering if you can avoid going into the military while trying to become an air traffic controller?
THANKS 
There is no requirement to be current or former military to become an ATC. You do, if you are under a certain age, have to be registered for Selective Service.
What’s wrong with being in the military?
Here is a rundown from Stuckmic.com about controller positions and how to apply.
stuckmic.com/air-traffic-control.html
In the “old days” lots of controllers had military experience, but the percentages have lowered slowly over time. (A decent percentage of controllers came in “off the street”, as it was called, with no special ATC experience at all.) In the last decade or so, several colleges have been in the business of providing ATC training programs that lead to a degree, but those graduates still have to apply to the FAA and make it through the training program.
Thank you both.