i want to join the military?

Question

i want to join the military but i dont want to go into like the army or the navy is there anything i can join like nursing where i can stay on base and can i live on base too and have my child and my fiance live there as well i need to know all the benifits from joining

Answer 1

Try the Air Force. It sounds like they will have what it is you are looking for.


Good luck!!

Answer 2

There are many benefits to joining the military. You get paid job training, a regular salary, free medical care, housing for you and your family, etc. There are a number of benefits when you are finished with service as well. As an Illinois veteran, my college tuition was paid by the state.

But, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch. All those benefits come with a price. You agree to serve the military where and how the government chooses. If you are told to pack and move overseas, you go.

All the services offer family housing for troops stationed in the US. Working on base depends on your specific job and station.

Certain jobs tend to stay on base, personnel administration, x-ray technician, and such. But, those jobs are needed at bases overseas. Not all overseas deployments will allow dependents (your family) to join you. The army, navy, air force, and marines all deploy troops overseas.

If you want to stay in the US, the Coast Guard is your best option, since most Coast Guard duties are domestic, such as monitoring ship traffic near our ports.

Talk to recruiters and find your options. Consider what they tell you. Understand if you join, you will go and do what the military says, when it says. Weigh that against the benefits and your need to stay close to your child and fiance.

It isn't an easy decision. The military isn't for everyone. Get as much information as you can before you decide. Good luck.

Answer 3

Consider the pros and cons before joining. Why do you want to join? Just for a job? When you join you commit yourself 24-7. You want to go into nursing. Do you have a degree or do you want to go into that field in the military? Some jobs are guarenteed, but not all. Needs of the military come first. Once you are in you will be eligible for base housing but your finace will not be allowed to live with you until you are married. The biggest thing for people who already have families to consider is that at some point in your career expect to be deployed (Air Force is normally shorter duration that Army and Marines), and you may be sent on an unaccompanied tour for up to one year. I recently retired after 21 years in the Air Force. Pros: I had a job that I loved. I did something that made a difference. I was a part of protecting this great country and others. I was a part of maintaining freedom. I had a steady paycheck, medical benefits and at some places base housing was actually pretty good. I received a good education, pratically free. My skills allowed me to get a good job after retirement. And retirement gives me a lifelong check and benefits. I got to see places people only dream of seeing. I lived in countries where people in the US work their butts off to save enough money to visit for two weeks. Cons: I had my share of deployments and unaccompanied assignments. I missed a few school plays, a few Christmases and her 1st birthday. Talk to a recruiter then talk to people who have actually been in. Listen to the good and the bad then make your decision.

Answer 4

Sounds like you want to be in the air force. You'll have to do basic training in San Antonio, Texas, then to Technical school, probably at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois, but after that, you can have your family with you. Base housing is available, but it depends on your rank, and where you are on the list. I've been at some bases, where you could move in, in a day or two, and others where there was a waiting list for a year or more. If you have a family, and can't get base housing, you are giving an allowance, again, based on your rank. You will also get subsitance, which allows you to purchase meals, rather than eating in the dining hall. But, the first step in getting in is to see a recruiter, and tell him what jobs you are interested in applying for, then you'll take an aptitude test to see if you are qualified. If you already have a nursing degree, then that would be waived. If you just want to do nursing stuff then you'll have to take the test. That way, you'll know if you are eligible, before you sign on the dotted line. Remember, one thing...the military doesn't care who lives with you while your off base, but in order to get on base housing, you have to be "married" to the person, or live with your child....by yourself. They don't allow people to "live together" on base.
As far as benefits go, you get money for college, plus, while you are in the service, you can get tuition assistance which is 75% of the course of any college, so you save your college money till you get out. Besides base housing, and substitence alllowance, after basic, which provides you with all your military clothing, you get a clothing allowance every two years. You can guarantee what base you'll be stationed at for at least the first year or two. You have the opportunity for advancement in rank, and hence in pay and other benefits as well. Once your in, over 180 days, then, whenever you get out, you'll be entitled to VA benefits as well.

Answer 5

umm, yeah. look what you are asking here.. you want the prestige of being in uniform, but you don't want any of the responsibility that goes along with it.

while the military does employ civilian Nurses in their hospitals, they are NOT eligible for any of the benefits that militray personnel receive. that means no base housing.

even if you were to join.. as a single parent, you cannot. period. you would have to be married, and then there is no promise made about where you are stationed and whether ro not your family may join you there.

Answer 6

try the navy, there deployments consist mainly of just being on ship so you don't have to worry to much. no offense to the navy but there jobs are more technical than the army's. army you can guarantee you will be on the ground, as for nursing yeah you are going to be treating the wounded on the front line. navy you pretty much just treat any injuries sustained on the ship. either way there is a good chance of deployment.

Answer 7

Fiances aren't allowed to live on base. You can count on moving several times. Maybe you should look into a local nursing program. Almost all your schools have a program.

Answer 8

having been in the Navy myself, I can tell you that duty and service absolutely must come first. I can't tell you how many times I heard women say their child or whatever came first. IF YOUR DUTY IS NOT FIRST, DON'T FREAKING JOIN.

It sounds to me like you want your cake and to eat it too, and there is no place in any of the branches for that type of attitude.

Answer 9

If you're afraid of being deployed or being reloacted, I would think you should highly reconsider joining the military.

You could look at the Coast Guard, but even that has a chance of being sent to a foriegn land and being relocated.

Answer 10

The Army has just the job for you and all the benefits you want. E-mail me, I'm an Army recruiter.

Answer 11

dont go active duty then, join the guard or reserves, sound like you have to many irons in the fire now, tell that deadbeat boyfriend of yours to marry you and make an honest woman of you and then tell him to join the military, and you will get free medical and housing.