2006-12-26 20:35:57 · 11 answers · asked by huerito323 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Every branch has extremely different requirements. Here's a good link for you and your friend. Everything is explained thoroughly without having to talk to a recruiter "salesman".
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enlstandards.htm
2006-12-26 21:14:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marines are the most restricitve of the branches I am familiar with (I don't really know anything about the Air Force) when it comes to GED's. Each recruiting station is given a specific amount of waivers they can use to put someone in with a GED, proportional to the size of the recruiting district. In the town of 30,000 that my brother enlisted in, they were allowed 1 GED recruit per fiscal year (Oct-Sep).
So, my advice to your friend would be to talk to a recruiter about it. If he/she's marketable, I'm sure they will find a recruiting station that has a waiver to give for them and get them in. But they should understand that there is no guarantee that they will grant them a waiver.
And for people saying they're scraping the bottom of the barrel, not true of the USMC. They've been meeting their quotas consistently, despite all the problems the Army and National Guard have.
2006-12-27 09:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd say yes. The recruiters are scraping the bottom of the barrel to make their quotas. A GED should be good enough for any job that requires a High School diploma. GED's are not handed out for free. People who get them work very hard to earn them.
2006-12-27 05:17:46 · answer #3 · answered by sparks 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes,
The GED does not prevent you from joining any service, even the Air Force accepts GED's and minor law violations as well.
All of the services have the exact same enlistment criteria.
Tell your friend to get an education while he is in the service regardless of what he does and which branch he goes into.
Deployments being what they are, it wont be easy..... but it is something that the military subsidizes and he'd be a fool for not taking advantage of it.
2006-12-27 04:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by wolf560 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, Marines or Army. You probably won't be able to get into the Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard though. He might have to take some college to join those.
2006-12-27 06:56:07 · answer #5 · answered by Greg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the GED is a high school diploma equivalent.
2006-12-27 07:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he/she can. However, he will have to pass all the test. If he does that he/she will be allowed to be a Marine.
2006-12-27 04:46:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-12-27 04:38:36 · answer #8 · answered by Hank Hill 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes
2006-12-27 04:42:03 · answer #9 · answered by josh m 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why did you not just call a recruiter?
2006-12-27 04:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by m c 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋