1m 16 and i want to join when im 17 and i need to know every thin you have pleas help
2007-01-23 07:50:49 · 7 answers · asked by LaVenia P 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You don't join the military to make money. The pay itself is not a lot, although the other benefits make up for the relatively low pay.
If you are lucky and you score high on the ASVAB you might be able to get in a critical rating where they offer you an enlistment bonus, but if you only want to sign for 2 years you will not be eligible for those types of jobs. With only 2 years you will probably not get above E-2, maybe E-3 in rank.
Just to give you a reference point. When I got out of the Navy after 6 years I was an E-5, and I was making barely over $20,000 a year. My first year out of the Navy in an entry level position I made over $26,000, and I more doubled that in just a few years.
2007-01-23 08:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't join for only 2 years.. ALL first term commitments are for EIGHT years.
Shortest AD time is National Call to Service.. 15 month sof AD, which doesn't begin until aftre you finish Boot Camp and A school, followed by a mandatory minimum 24 months inthe reserves.
at 17, you must be a HS Graduate( NOT a GED holder) and you must have signe dpermission from all custodial parents.
2007-01-23 11:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont join the navy for money. Trust me, join because you want to. Stay in for the money. I am a submarine sailor and after a while it really gets worth it, but thats after a few years sea time.
2007-01-23 10:54:04 · answer #3 · answered by russell t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have alot of incentive pays but an E-1 makes about 1300 a month, plus whatever they give you for housing, food, etc. Then it goes up if you make rank. So anywhere from 1300-1400. Pay is the same in all branches.
2007-01-23 08:20:34 · answer #4 · answered by angeliquedesjardins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's all about the money, don't join. There are easier ways to make some bucks. Plus if you already have that attitude and you haven't joined yet, I don't think the military is for you. Sorry.
2007-01-23 10:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Junior, it's not about the money. You can stay home, get two minimum wage jobs, and make more money and work fewer hours.
2007-01-23 08:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may join for 2 years but if they want to KEEP you they can. Then reserves where they can get at you again for more years. don't do it.
2007-01-23 08:42:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋