don't know what to do. i want to go back to school but i can't afford it. not only that am not sure what i want to go back to school for.i have no family here so my son and i are on our own. i have an associate degree in accounting. i was working in a bank i love it but it seems so hard to find work in that field so i want to do something in school that i wont have a problem finding a job. iwas thinking about joining the navy so one of my question is can you join the navy if you are a single parent. i live in fl and it's tough here. please am at my ends now don't know what to do. i need to know some careers that i can try, go to school get done in a year or so and have no problem finding work after i graduate. i really do need some good advice please sometimes you don't have anything good to say it's best not to say anything.i am praying to god to help me and guide me in the right way but sometimes you don't get your prayers answered right away. thanks guys!!!!!!
2006-12-07 14:10:15 · 8 answers · asked by Q 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Single parents MAY NOT ENLIST in ANY Branch of the Active Duty Military. You may not give up custody for the sole purpose of enlisting and you may NOT regain custody at all during your first term of enlistment.. up to 6 years.
Single parents may enlist in the National Guard with a Family Care plan in effect. If you have no one that you trust to take care of your child during all of your training and deployments, than you cannot get in.
2006-12-07 17:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You would get alot of benefits in the Navy, but during the training time, you would need someone to look after your son. That could be hard. The military does pay for school I believe. Why not get a grant for your schooling? Do online courses.
The job thing. . . you will have to keep trying. My husband was out of a job for a year and kept trying and trying until one day, this wonderful job opened up! We have doubled our income. Get an interview book and try customer service positions. One hint: if you have worked in the financial industry, you might want to take a side step and look into the insurance world. You can sell insurance, you can work in the service area and such and make some great money!! You can start out without a licence (most companies will pay for it and for the school too). There are so many sides to insurance. It is a growing industry that won't go away, so you will always have a job. I started out with no license four years ago and about 3 months after I started, I got my license. My income was the one that supported our family (I have a two year old boy) for that year. If you get a large company like the one I'm with, you get benefits that are out of this world. So, think about it. You might really like it. I thought that I would never do insurance in my life, the thought hadn't crossed my mind. When I started, I didn't know what it was!!! But, I know now and love it to death!!
2006-12-07 22:19:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't know if you can join the Navy being a single parent but definitely call your local recruiting office and ask them if that is allowed. They should be able to answer that for you. If you do choose to go back to school and time and money is tough, try taking online courses. You can take them at your own pace and still be at home with your son and still have time to spend with him. As for school programs that are a year long, I think the LPN course is a year long or there are other fields in the medical profession that are a year or less. You could also start taking just general courses while you decide what to go back to school for.
If you need help financially, call around to see if there are any programs out there to help you out being a single parent. If the father is still in your son's life, ask him to help with the expenses of yours and his child. If he lives close enough, ask him to watch your son while you go back to school.
I really hope I was of some help to you and God Bless to you and your son. I hope everything works out for the best. Good luck to you!
2006-12-07 22:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by kerrberr95 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give up girl. I know it gets hard out there. I am a single mother of two boys. I get no child support but I have to stay strong because you have a little one the depends on you to take care of him. Until you find a job seek some assistance form the county. They can also help seek a job and further your job credentials. Just have faith. You can also look on career builder, monster and even yahoo. Good luck. I just currently moved to Pensacola from Miami. I used to work at South Miami Hospital it's a great place to work. I too went to school for accounting but I never finished. At least you made it through. I went into the health field and I love it. All I can say is don't give up and have faith in god.
2006-12-07 22:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by lsdhaiti 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go into the navy. however you will have to sign your rights as a parent over temporarily to someone else due to boot camp and training. my sister decided to join the navy after my nephew was born and she had to assign legal custody temporarily to my parents. (all though the judge granted it indefinitely until she proved she was a worthy parent because of her given history at the time she was in trouble a lot etc they don't normally do the indefinitely thing unfortunately it turned out she didn't straighten out and my parents raised him and still are) so as long as you are willing to do that you can go into the navy (or any other branch) cosmetology school you will get out in one year. since you have an associates degree you can actually be a substitute teacher and in some states they will allow you to either teach or be a teachers assistant if you are going to school to get a teaching degree while working there.
2006-12-07 22:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by butter_cream1981 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well to join the Navy, you have to be prepared to give up custody of your son for awhile while you do training and what not.
So...is that the right choice if you have no family??
They have free career counselors in each state for single-parents....I would check that out!!
2006-12-07 22:13:53 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Sweet Girl♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
walmart! you can start and work up. particularity on the office end with your accounting experience....local and state government always need accounting experience..these positions have medical. go on line for government positions and check walmart on line.look at life in 10 year segments or every decade....your kid will be 13...where do you want to be?check with the navy or all four branches by phone ....i do believe if you have an experience such as accounting, you can join....you will have good luck sweetheart..
2006-12-07 22:26:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have someone your child can live with for months and months while you are deployed over seas, of course you can be a single parent, my son is, and the children stay with a family member while he is over seas.
2006-12-07 22:16:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋