???army life?

Question

how is it really for a female in the army

i am thinking of joining

Answer 1

I am married to a former Army Enlisted woman. She spent eight years in the Army as a Counter Intelligence Agent and during basic training and her Intelligence training was a highly motivated and dedicated soldier. As the assignments came and the positions had less and less to do with what the Army trained her in, she became disenchanted and left. When she made the decision to leave the Army, she was assigned to a Post where she processed Security Clearance paperwork for eight hours a day and five days a week. She was trained to work ferreting out security breaches and finding enemy agents. She had a Master's Degree and had the potential to do any job the Army could give her. She felt that the males who were her superiors kept her from advancement opportunities because she was better and smarter than them. I was married to her for the last three years of her enlistment and can vouch that she was a target for a lot of humiliation by her male counterparts. I approached her Command Sergeant Major, and he told me that since I was not part of their command that I should "stay out of it".
I have been told that things are better now, but her experience tells me that it depends on where you are assigned and who you have to serve with.

Answer 2

M ... To get the best and most meaningful answer possible, it would be better if you provided a more specific question.

You should ask yourself which career field you might be interested in. Quality of life issues are very different depending on the service you join. In some of the services, discipline is "out of sight" strict and in others the discipline is more like the civilian corporate world.

So, what I'm saying is that you haven't done all your home work yet. I suggest you sit down and make a long list of all the issues that are important to you. The small amount of time it will take will be a very worthwhile investment.

Good luck with your plans and thanks for thinking about serving your country.

Answer 3

It depends on the job you do. Medical, communications, aviation, & intelligence will keep your brain busy and open up nice jobs after you get out. Journalism is fun and you get to travel and meet people. Combat support is dirty and hard. Women love tours to places where they can get inexpensive clothing and shoes. Travel is also popular. Of course you sometimes get assignments that are not so nice such as Alaska, and the upper midwest. Germany, Italy, Hawaii, and the Netherlands are great.

Answer 4

You have different standards to live up to then men, you have to run slower, do less push ups and more sit ups. Otherwise it is the same, I mean you can't go into some MOSs because you are female but those include all front line MOSs such as infantry.

Answer 5

Hopefully the same as it is for a male. But there is only one way to really find out. Join.

Answer 6

women do not go out in the field much with men other then that is preety good

Answer 7

you'll get called "female" in bootcamp. and, you don't have to cut your hair. And, you can wear (conservative) makeup. Yeah, those are the big differences.