Trying to figure out if joining the guard is right for me

I am 20M in Colorado with two years of college under my belt. I am looking at potential joining the national guard to get free/ reduced college education, pay off my federal student loans ~10k, and set myself up for a job in an NGO or as an FSO.

I applied to the guard with a recruiter because I kinda feel lost in life right now. I have completed two years of college and have around 10k federally in student loans and 12k in private loans. I am studying IR and would love a job as an FSO or working in an NGO, I was told perviously that getting a MOS as a 35F would be helpful and a good step to achieve what I’m looking for. The guard with a 6 yr. contact would pay off my 10k in federal loans and I would get a GI kicker bill while serving so I would make ~$800 what my recruiter say but the math doesn’t sound right.

Im just trying to figure out is going into the guard giving up my freedom and flexibility really worth getting my college paid for and student loans covered when I currently work a tipped job and make $1k a week working 35-40 hours.

I don’t like the idea of missing two semesters of school for both Basic and AIT training which would further push my graduation back. I am already looking at taking a gap semester as I am fully unsure what to do and might as well work as much as I can right now to save for college and start paying off a bit of my student loans.

I am open to any suggestions, criticism, alternative options, etc..

Thank you.