Would you suggest that a 27 yr old female who is tired of life join the military?

Question

I am contemplating a divorce and I am unsatisfed with the job i have now. I am as for as I can go with what I do and it's not enough for me. I want to learn things not just mental things but I want to try rock climbing , etc. I have no children to hold me back but I'm afraid of boot camp. What would you suggest I do?

also is their an easier branch as far as boot camp is concern?

Answer 1

Changes in life are not easy. Im also going through a divorce after a 24 year marriage. Im there with you.
Joining the military during such a big change in your life is a DRASTIC choice. Once you make the choice to sign your life away to yet again, you are stuck in another contract you will not be able to easily get out of. The divorce will seem easy compared to what the military will put you thru.
My father was in the military & so was my husband. Ive seen what it can do to people. Do you really want to BECOME what someone else expects of you or be yourself? Ive seen many people become what they are not meant to be dut to military influence.
your fear of boot camp is telling you to NOT GO. listen to yourself.
The unsatisfaction in your job is telling you to find another you will enjoy. When one door closes, another always opens.
Find what you enjoy doing and use it to your advantage. Money isnt all it cut out to be. It can be the root of many evils. Do really want to sell yourself to the military for a few measly sheckles? The value they put on a soldier's life is minimal. last I looked it was $10,000. not much . a pittance.
Ask yourself- how much am I really worth?Believe you can have an abundant and joyful life and you will make it happen for yourself. We each have the ability to change our lives and create the life we all want . Realize this and you are on your way to having the life you deserve. You are worth it!
Listen to yourself and your heart for they hold the real answers to everything within you
Please think thru making drastic choices of turning control of your life over to another,You are way to sensitive for that anyways

Answer 2

I would definitely say yes. The military has great opportunities for all people and it's not like it's a life decision, if you don't like it you can always get out. As far as the whole boot camp thing, definitely the Air Force has an easier boot camp. Air Force boot camp - 6 weeks, Army - 9 weeks and Marines - 12 weeks! I'm unsure about the Navy. Maybe something else to put your mind at ease is that the other branches don't even count the Air Force boot camp as training, so if you were to join a different branch later you'd have to go through boot camp all over again becuase they see it as too easy. A lot of things about the Air Force are a lot easier than the other branches as well. Really, i could sit here all day and tell you all about the Air Force, but that would be way too long. So if you're interested in hearing more feel free to message me and I'd be more than happy to answer any more of your questions on the topic...

Answer 3

Try going in and talking to a recruiter in at least 3 branches of the Military. I would recommend Air Force, Army and then Navy. It will all depend on what your education level is and what you want to do in the military. They will give you a Test battery which will show what they think you are qualified for. That takes several hours to take but it gives the Military and you an idea of what is available for what you are qualified to do.
The military is a hell of a long way from climbing rocks. It involves taking orders and depending on your rank giving orders to subordinates as well. the military is not for everyone. In my opinion Air force Basic is easier then Army or Navy. There are fewer Air force bases now then Army and fewer even Navy and Marine bases. There is also the reserves. If you want to you can even do Civil Air Patrol which is a civilian organization and sorta kinda is like the military and you get a uniform also and you play military once ever couple of months or when aircraft go down or ELT's go off at an airport. ( Emergency Locator Transmitters on aircraft). If you don't know anything about the military i recommend you talk with someone that has been in and get there insight before you go off and enlist.
Good Luck!!

Answer 4

how physically fit are you? do you jog at all? do you think you could run 2 miles with practice? you are a little older than most recruits so boot camp can be tough. air force has been one of the least physically demanding in the past but they have changed this dramatically. they also offer some good career opportunities. however they are slowing down recruiting. why don't you take a day each to talk to all the recruitors, get some literature, then ask some specific questions from those in the branch that appeals to you. after doing that you can take your time and think it over...while you're out jogging.

P.S. You sound a bit depressed. I wouldn't say that "being tired of life" is the best frame of mind to go into the service. bootcamp is stressful and if you are prone to depression it can be a very unhappy time.

ratboy get an education cause you are f.o.s.

Answer 5

You never actually stated whether you were planning on coming in as enlisted or officer. I am assuming from the context that you were considering entering the enlisted ranks? If that is the case, then there are quite a few benefits and drawbacks either way. If you go enlisted, the benefits include: - You can get student loan repayment in your contract - You can pick from a larger variety of specific jobs, and to some degree or another, you get to do hands on work in those fields - You might get an enlistment bonus - You will start at the rank of E-4 - You will have a far larger body of military individuals as peers Drawbacks to going enlisted include: - You will have to live in the barracks (unless you are married, which I'm guessing you're not), until you make at least E-6. Barracks life tends to be a lot like college life, except replace classes with military duties, and add a lot more alcohol (didn't know that was possible either) - You will be paid a LOT less - You will have people with far less education that yourself telling you what to do If you go officer, some benefits include: - Better pay (most likely enough to cover your student loans and them some) - Better quarters, or ability to live off post and draw BAH, regardless of rank - You will make O-3 pretty fast as long as you stay out of trouble. In the same time you would be making E-6 as enlisted, you could possibly be a company commander. - You will have more of an administrative role, and will not necessarily be expected to do a whole lot of manual labor Drawbacks to going officer: - No student loan repayment or bonus (generally... there are sometimes some exceptions) - You don't necessarily get to pick your career field. You get to make choices, but in the end, if there's a shortage of artillery officers, you might end up there. - You start out as an O-1, which means you will basically be treated like a private - You won't have as many peers to interact with Of course, this isn't an exhaustive list of the differences, but I hope it will be of some use to you. I personally would have chosen a commission if I had a degree like you, but alas, I do not. Still, the option is yours, and you may not have the same goals and desires as I do. Either way, I'm sure that if you consider it carefully, make an informed decision, and explain it to your father, that he will support you. Good luck, and please feel free to contact me with any additional questions you might have. :)

Answer 6

Yes. Life will start over and give you this new found motivation. There will be no guarantees but you will better handle disappointments in life. Air force is the easiest boot camp, well its called basic training. Only the Marine Corps has a boot camp. All others are cakewalks. Also 97 percent of the jobs in the Air force can be held by women. Air force has the highest percentage.

Answer 7

How healthy are you? A lot of women join the military and then during boot camp they break down because they are suicidal, emotional and depressed and cannot stand being insulted, pushed to their limit, given less than 6 hours of sleep a night, mere minutes to eat, and doing nothing but exercising all day. You are given 6 - 12 weeks in bootcamp to become an athlete. Not fit, but an ATHLETE. Top of the line, healthy. If you haven't the mental strength now (you are quitting on a job you have as a civilian, you can't suceed in marriage, you are afraid of boot camp...) then you won't do well. I won't lie.

When I was in boot camp, women would break down, and so would men. They'd come up with ridiculous reasons to go home. Some would purposely wet their beds and say they are insane to go home, and I can swear to you it's common. People become bizarre in boot camp, like children, because they aren't given the comforts their American way of life gave them.

The Air Force, last I consulted, has the easiest boot camp and perhaps the shortest, tied with the Navy.

A big misconception is that boot camp is all the hell you ever endure. After that is A-School that will train you in your military profession; it is a few months long and you are also seperated from all family and loved ones, living on a military base, forced to exercise and meet even STRICTER fitness requirements than boot camp. Also, you are still required to camp out in the woods, without a shower, and only portapotties and/or a squat in the woods. You make a tent out of a stick and a thin material that your rain jacket is made of and you just lie there in a sleeping bag with maggots and bugs. You are woken up every 3 hours to run rounds and walk the entire sleep area on guard. It's not exactly all sugar and candy. This was in the Army. The Marines are tougher.

If you're completely dissapointed with life and you are only going in to the military to "die" or some other thing, that's not going to do any good because you'd be risking many, many soldiers that work with you that will rely on you and your mission success so that they can live. If you don't care for your own life you do not care for your fellow soldier's life.

The Military is a good place to be for women because if you stick it through you can rise very high and become very successful and very happy. You can become independent and not need a man again. If you are serious and want to live and be happy and successful, then you might have the strength.

Bootcamp is different in the new "army", you aren't allowed to be struck by a drill instructor unless it is self defense. I was in Fort Jackson, and we had more sleep and we had more time to eat, and the drill seargeants told us tidbits of personal life and were rather more humorous than evil, but maybe I got into a very slack company.

When you enter the military you will not have a very high pay. You'll probably be able to get promoted to Specialist if you have the proper college education; otherwise you can at least go up to Private Second Class upon entry if you pass a fitness and memory test.

Marines go in first and die first. Army right now is being swarmed in Iraq and you'll be shipped within 15 days of ending A-school, I am certain. It is a dangerous time to be in the military if you aren't serious, but it's a good way to get school credit and everything.

My husband was a Marine and he has nightmares, wakes up shaking and crying, because of the atrocities the government made him do. He is devastated internally and disgusted with the blood on his hands (he was in the military before Iraq, way before... there are shady things that the government does and he won't tell me what it was exactly but I know it was BAD).

You become involved with a deadly political force. You never know the true motive or reason for what you are doing, and old men who are miles and miles away in bureaus and offices decide what you eat, what you do, what you wear, whose head you blow off, who you stab in the chest - and feel their lungs collapse and squirt on you - can you handle that? You'll see things that'll be nasty. People DIE in bootcamp. A person at the SAME time that I was in bootcamp was killed during machine round fire training, he stood up because he thought there was no real danger, that maybe it wasn't real machine gun fire - even with the vest he had it got him. Hah, they gave him a plaque outside my company though...

If you're just looking for something to do with your life, make your life better, invest in therapy and find a better job.

My source is: My husband, a Marine for 4 years, and myself.

I was in the Army and received a ch. 2 medical discharge in the end due to heart injuries, some extending pre-service.

Answer 8

Join the Coast Guard, they need ya. Boot camp was a snap according to my relative. Pay is great. No Iraq. My relative was in Kodiak, Alaska for two years, loved it there, learned to play guitar and mountain climb all the time. Get a good mountain bike there.
The fishing is great and benefits great. Ask for communications work in any port in America, they have Coast Guard. Some of the best beaches in America could be your next stop. In the Coast Guard avoid search and rescue. Very hard work and armed drug raids on ships. Lots of bad things also.
Do not go into Marines or Army, war is hell and boot camp is the next thing to hell.

Answer 9

Boot camp is probably the easiest part about life in the military. A concern you must think about...is that our nation is at war, and will most likely continue to be for a very long time. The military has provided me much success and positive life experiences, however, it has came at the cost of much sacrifice (time away from home, loss of personal freedoms and SLEEP, and dealing with stressful situations i.e. fighting for my life while following rules and eliminating/capturing human life). I have served in the Navy, but have worked along side the other branches at 2 separate Joint Commands in GWOT AOR's. All services are coming together to serve in combat zones and support functions in forward areas. Not all occupations in the military serve in combat functions, most are actually support roles. However women are no longer limited to these roles. Yes, women are closer and closer to the front lines now a days...serving in detention operations (putting hands on captured enemy combatants) and security in forward areas and convoys that can be attacked by IED's and guerrilla insurgents. The Navy and Airforce right now are downsizing the number of the uniformed personnel...and therefore recruitment is tight and selective, so a higher ASVAB score, clean record, and even certain job experience and college credit may be neccesary to enlist in certain occupations. Studying for the ASVAB can be the key to getting the jobs and training you desire. The website www.military.com is very useful in researching ASVAB study materials and learning about what jobs each branch of service has to offer.

Answer 10

I doubt that joining the military OR the army are the answer for you. It may be an inexpensive way to learn a trade or experience life from a different perspective, but you need to study for a career that you've always been interested in, get involved in volunteering (again in an area you're curious about), travel, see the world, one of the best experiences to grow, take care of yourself emotionally and spiritually. Parting ways with another person is never easy. Get the important parts of your life together first, then make a decision as to what you want to do in your life, whether it be the military, army, or long term career goal.