[Tutor] Newbie Project part 2...

[Bob Gailer]

Here's a list-based alternative:
tree = [
       ["You have just turned 18 years old. Your life awaits,... choices 
to be made..",
        ["Army",
         ["win Silver star",
          ["reenlist",
           [] # next lower level...
          ],
          ["retire",
           []
          ]
         ],
         ["killed in action",
          ["burial",
             []
          ],
          ["cremation",
             []
          ]
         ]
        ],
        ["Navy",
          ["fall overboard",
           ["sink",
             [],
           ],
           ["swim",
             []
           ]
          ],
          ["command battleship",
           ["be a hero",
             []
           ],
           ["undergo mutiny",
             []
           ]
          ]
        ]
       ]
      ]
import random
print "\t\t\t\tLife Simulator"
currentList = tree
while True:
    currentList = random.choice(currentList)
    print currentList[0]
    question = ""
    for position, item in enumerate(currentList[1:]):
       question += "\n" + str(position + 1) + ") " + (item[0])
    while True:
      try:
        ans = int(raw_input(question))
      except KeyboardInterrupt:
        break
      except:
        print "Please enter a number."
        continue
      if ans < 1 or ans > len(currentList):
        print "Please enter a number between 1 and %s." % len(currentList) 
        continue
      currentList = currentList[ans]
      break