2006-12-10 23:08:43 · 11 answers · asked by jsutin 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
nope basic training is always first then if you make it through that you go to you unit depending on what your unit's job is and when the last time they went why what do you want to be i this is assumeing you go active not guard and other crap hint some jobs are a whole loteasier then others and you still make the same amout of money
don't listin to the guy below me he has no idea what he is saying
2006-12-10 23:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by ertw t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Regardless of what branch of service you join, you'd have to go through basic training and specialty training before they would even consider sending you to Iraq or Afghanistan. Specialty training can last anywhere from two weeks to two years depending on your specialty (the more technical your specialty is, the longer your training). If you join the Army, you have the greatest chance of being deployed overseas. The Marine Corps is next on the list. The Navy and the Air Force are pretty close, so if you were to join either one it's unlikely that you would be deployed unless you got a job in law enforcement.
2006-12-11 07:21:07 · answer #2 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most cases you would not be sent overseas for at least 9 months and more likely a year. This time being spent getting you up to speed so you can actually do your job over there and not just be in the way. If your really concerned about being sent to a war zone I would join the navy or air force perhaps the coast guard. This way you can serve without risking your life for Bush's screw up.
2006-12-11 10:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I went through the whole enrollment process down to signing my name so I know a lot about this. If you sign up for an active duty branch of the army, they can send you wherever they want, whenever they want and to do practically whatever they want. If you join the reserves, you apply for certain jobs. When you sign up, that is the only job you can do. They can't make you do something else without your consent and without you switching to that job. You may still be sent to the war but you will only do what you signed up to do.
2006-12-11 07:16:16 · answer #4 · answered by Jacob C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will possibly go sooner or later most likely. You would still need security and military at home. I was in the US Navy went all the War on Terror went down. So, out we went.
You will probably spend a good year or longer in training depending on your chosen field. I spent 1.5 years in various schools. Ranging from bootcamp to speciality schooling.
Good Luck
2006-12-11 07:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by devilduck74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you still have to be trained. That will take about three months. And, it also depends on what your choice of career is in the Army,(example- Military Police,Cook, Computer Programmer,Artillery,Nurse,Pharmacist,Mechanic,etc.) . Though these fields are used overseas,doesn't mean you're going to be sent immediatly.
2006-12-11 07:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the way things are developing in Iraq, with no end in sight, your chances of going to war are very good after you complete AIT.
2006-12-11 08:02:06 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
join the Navy, Iraq doesn't have war ships. You will never see any direct action.
2006-12-11 18:00:43 · answer #8 · answered by King Midas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it doesnt mean that. You need training. I know someone in the marine reserves and his seargent told him that they would have to go, but so far he hasnt gotten called.
2006-12-11 07:12:02 · answer #9 · answered by pebbles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually they will probably send u to school w/that atrocious spelling
2006-12-11 07:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋