what are the qualifications for each military branch?

Answer 1

Everyone who wishes to join the military has to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), regardless of which branch of the service you want to join. Each branch has a minimum score in order to get in, and certain jobs require a certain score. The Army has the lowest requirement for overall score, and the Air Force has the highest requirement for overall score. Obviously, the higher your score, the better chance you have of getting the job you want.

In addition to the ASVAB, they'll do a background check on you. Conviction for certain offenses, even juvenile offenses, are a disqualifier for military service. The recruiters can go more into detail on that -- again, the Air Force has the most stringent standards, the Army has the most lenient standards. So it's possible that one branch of the service may refuse to take you based on a past offense but another branch will take you despite the past offense.

Finally, you'll have to have a medical evaluation. Certain medical conditions are a disqualifier for military service (like asthma) and certain medical conditions are a disqualifier for certain jobs (for example, if you're color-blind you can't have a job in electronics).

Answer 2

This is a prety broad question - Each service is quit a bit different -

Medical History, Law Record, Drug Usage, Education Level, Dependents Status, Age, Exam/ASVAB Testing Results.

I was an Air Force Recruiter for 10 years - 5 as an NPS Recruiter (out of the High Schools) and 5 as a Medical Allied Health Recruiter. In my experience - it seemed that the Air Force always had the higer expectations/qualifications. There were a few times that I made the Navy's quota for the month with people that did not qualify for the Air Force.

Bottom line, each service has its own qualifications and those qualifications are based on Supply and Demand. If the Supply isnt meeting Demand, they need to do something and that generally means lowering the qualifications - weather it be by lowering the test scores, raising the age limits, etc.

If you look at the overall picture. Everyone of the Military services could open up the doors to Anyone with any type of qualilfication and have people that could perform almost any of the jobs. The reason for the specific qualifications is so that each service can get THE BEST quality that they can. They base their qualification standards on getting people that will most likely succeed.

The best way to answer your question completely, it for yourself to go into the recruiting office of each service and see if you qualify.

Answer 3

All the branches raised their minimum requirements to a 50 AFQT on the ASVAB except the Army, which is still at 36.

Answer 4

Basicly it is a High School Diploma or a GED.

After that all you have to do is score high enough on your ASVAB test. The ASVAB is a basic test of mental skills.

Finally you have to be in moderatly good physical shape. If you are young and don't have any major physical issues then you should do fine.

Some jobs require more that the above but if all you want to do is sign up for any job then that is it.

Answer 5

The basic requirements are practically the same for entrance. If you are a reasonably healthy individual, you should be able to pass the physical without problems.

Answer 6

The major qualification is your ability to believe what the recruiter is telling you.

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