This is an awefuly old thread. I am not OTR yet but I have somewhat decided what I like to do and will break out doing which will be here in a few more months.
The largest part of the decisions for a newby is what they want to haul, how long they want to stay out, solo, team, slip seat, etc, etc.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK!! DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING A RECRUITER TELLLS YOU!! DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ IN FORUMS!!
Yes it is somewhat a tough decision to make and which ever it is stick it out for atleast a year! So choose wisely because a clean DAC w/ one yr experience is good as gold if you decide to leave after one year. Then you can use what you have learned and go where ever you want!