US ARMY i need this questions answered?

Question

Hello im 14 but i know joining the army will be my choice for a future job.i think it will be of great honor to fight in the war for this county.so i wanted to ask the following questions.
1.Is training and all that stuff hard?
2.How are women treated in the army?
3.and is there anyways to start preparing myself for it.
4.and finally is there anything you suggest or think i should know.
xxx
Carla

Answer 1

First of all, I want to thank-you for your committment to stand up for your country. It gives me great hope for the future.

As a military brat myself, all I can tell you is that "yes" the training is hard, but you can start running, do sit-ups and push-ups and get into shape now, and that will help. Also, there is a great need for Arabic translators or really, and translators right now, so take a language. And your senior year in high school, find out who is offering the ASVAB and take it.

A friend of ours is a lady colonel, and she gets treated like every other colonel, but all lower enlisted are kind of treated like kids, which means they do all the work and get yelled at a lot. If you can get into ROTC, go for it.

Answer 2

As a Devil Dog I've gotta ask the question. Have you ever thought about joining the Marine Corps? Secondly I can only answer this question from a male Marines perspective.
1. Marine Corps boot camp and Army Basic Training are similar and yes that are very tough but highly rewarding once completed.
2. Women are treated with the same respect and professionalism as men.
3. Run, run and run some more.
4. Listen to to people that have been there and have first hand knowledge.
Good luck to you, Semper Fi.

Answer 3

1. Yes the training can be hard but you can do it. Just think about all the others that get through. You don't have to be superwoman to meet the requirements.

2. This can vary from place to place. I'd say they are treated a lot better now than 20 years ago.

3. Run, do push-ups and lots of sit-ups. Women don't have to do as many push ups as men but they have to do a ton of situps. Practice them and practice doing them correctly.

4. Consider going to college and becoming an officer. The military needs lots of good officers and female officers probably get more respect than female enlisted soldiers. Being one of the few females in a group of testosterone filled males can be tough. At least the officer has a little separation from that pack of wolves.

Answer 4

For some couch potatoes/gamers the physical aspect of basic training might be grueling. There is specialized training after boot depending on the specialty you will be entering. As the years go by, women are treated much better in all the services. Keep physically fit, mentally alert and morally strong. When you go in, go for a technical field, one in which you can use the training the Army (or any other branch you may choose) will give you, to continue a career when you get out and return to civilian life.
Blessings to ya Carla! Your family should be proud of you wanting to be part of the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. Without it, we wouldn't have the freedoms and opportunities we now enjoy.
USN/Retired since '85

Answer 5

1. Hard eniugh to excite and motivate but basic training is way more mental than phyisical as they want to see you under stress and teamwork (in BASIC i only lost 6 pounds ,but in AIT I lost 47 pounds) 2. I can't speak for all units but in signal it is as EQUAL as it gets because Commo is wires and computers and satalites not too much HE-MAN advantage there ,our C.O. was female and she was a good leader and fair boss to all too! 3. Most certainly ,learn the phonetic alphabet (alpha,bravo,charlie...etc),every so often visit the ARMY master fitness web site to see changes in standards and practices(they will add or remove certain exercises from the list of accepeted ones ) and height weight standards.join JROTC ,none of which cost anything and the time and alphbet thing are fun anyway 4.since you are 14 and at least 3 years away from joining and the war will be over the day after the new president is sworn in and the REDUCTION in FORCE will be HUGE !! Stay in school and learn all you can as the armed forces will be small and specialized in the 21st century -good luck and stay healthy

Answer 6

When I was 20 and facing being drafted during the last years of the Viet Nam war, I looked at the different branches of the Armed Forces. I decided the U.S. Air Force was the most palatable. If you can face going to Paris Island and become a Marine, you're stronger than me. I knew I'd never survive Marine boot camp so I chose the Air Force.

To prepare for military training, it's my suggestion for you to stay in school and study very hard. Be sure you finish college. Only someone with a college diploma are allowed to become an officer in the armed forces with only extra-ordinary exceptions like Audie Murphy. There are such things as battle field commissions (from a Sergent to second lieutenant), but no one really needs a 'red badge of courage'. Keep yourself very physically fit. Play sports, go to the gym, Do not every become overweight.

Being so young and thinking of defending your country you're above the rest of your peers.

Answer 7

Carla,
First ask yourself : What kind of education do I want and what will this training be useful to me in the future as a civilian. Sweetheart there is no honor in war - only death - and a mind filled with those horrors. There is honor in the brotherhood of soliders of all the forces. The training is difficult but a strong mind and body can overcome any obstacle. Your quest is an honorable one but you must be prepared to face that which many wish they never saw.

Answer 8

1. Yes, but there are others going through it at the same time. You will help each other. 2. Very well, you are respected for who you are what you do and how well you do it. 3. Stay in good physical shape. 4. Follow your heart. Don't be honored to fight a war. Be honored that you can help your fellow citizens and protect this great country. Good Luck!

Answer 9

1. Yes but fun when you look back on it.
2. My wife is in the army. In the jobs that women can do most of the time they are treated as equals.
3. Start running(2-4 miles per day), Push ups(80 everyday), Sit ups(80 everyday)
4. Don't sign up to be in anything that has to do with PATRIOT 14T, 14E

God bless you for your decision and good luck to you

Answer 10

Training is physicle and mentaly hard,
women are treated pretty much the same, because there are no genderes in the military,,,,just soldiers
to start prepairing you should run 4 miles min (2miles is army standered) do push ups and sit ups (2 min is army standerd) you can find charts on how many you need of the internet, www.vanderbilt.edu/army/fitness.htm