I want to join the military, but would I be running away from my problems back home?

I'm an 18 year old girl and life at home isn't good. I'm hated in my hometown, no one respects me as I've got myself into some trouble mostly through alcohol and partying all the time. I've thought about a career in the military for a while now, mostly so I can get away from this hellish place. I also think it would give me the opportunity to meet fantastic people and maybe people back home would have more respect for me since I'd be fighting for my country. Ive watched documentaries on soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and they all have amazing army friends around them and they respect eachother and people back home respect them; I want that. So should I persue this and try to get in the army? Or does is just sound like I'm trying to run away from problems? I just want opinions.