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ok i wanna join the army when i get older...im not sure esactly where i wanna be tho...is there a test or anything anywhere that will tell me what i would be best at??? if u know can u give me a link???im 16 and im planning on enlisting

2007-03-22 05:29:50 · 5 answers · asked by then she killed my brain 3 in Politics & Government Military

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Go to www.military.com, they have links to every branch. Also go talk to a recruiter. Good Luck!

2007-03-22 05:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

When you join, you will be given a series of tests to determine what you will be best suited for. I suggest that you consider what type of service you would like to be involved with. There are any number of military occupations that do not involve actual combat. What do you like to study now? That can always be applied towards your enlistment goal. Also, do not discount the other branches of service. Perhaps you may look into the navy or the air force. You have a good deal of time to consider all of your options. Either way, I commend you for your willingness to serve your country. I did many years ago, and I guarantee that you will learn things not only about skills, but about the world, and about yourself, that you will never find in books. Good Luck, and All the Best to you.

2007-03-22 05:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

No offense, by why would you settle for the Army? Check out all of the branches of the service. As far as your question goes, before you sign up, but after you talk to a recruiter, you go to a place and are given the ASVAB test. It covers all subjects, and lets you know what you are most qualified to do.
But, let me give you a brief breakdown of the different services...
Army - you are a soldier first, then your job, whatever it may be. Everyone is trained to carry and use a weapon (M-16) rank is easy to make from E-1 through E-5. After that it depends on the needs of the Army. You may have to give up your job in order to advance in rank.
Marines - You are a marine first and foremost. Your speciality or MOS is secondary. Rank is a little tougher to make.
Navy - your a sailor with a speciality, and most are stationed on a coastal area or on a ship. Duty on board a ship can last from 6 months to a year.
Air Force - You get the basic, very basic military training, most of your life is centered around your job. Jobs in the air force are more easily transferred to civilian life.
A great example of the military as a whole, was when I transferred into EOD. There is one school for all of the services. The first school is at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville Alabama. On the first day there, as an E-4, Air Force, I was put into a Dorm, with 1 E-4 to a room (with a lock on the door). I arrived on a Sunday, and the Air Force guys/gals were sitting on lawn chairs having a BBQ. The lawns were cut by civilian workers. The next two barracks were for Army. 4 men/women to a sectioned off area with particans. They mowed their own lawn on the weekends. The last two quanset huts were for the marines and navy (same commander). They had white rocks around their quanset huts, which were open bay style. On the weekends, they picked up cigarette butts and blades of grass that blew onto the white rocks. every day at 4 or 5, the marines and navy would jog by my room (I was in back) and they would go to the parade field and do exercises, jog back, get dressed, then march to the chow hall then march to school. At around 7:30 the army would march to the chow hall, then march to school. And about 10 minutes to 9, the air force guys would jump into their cars and drive to school. Get the picture?

2007-03-22 05:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by auditor4u2007 5 · 0 1

They test you when you join. The ASVAB, or Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery. As long as you are a high school grad you should have no problems with it. Also, depending on classes you take in high school or college, some jobs may be open or closed to you. I didn't take biology in high school, so they steered me away from medical jobs, and with my mechanical background they focused more of them toward maintenance positions.

2007-03-22 05:38:52 · answer #4 · answered by Curtis B 6 · 0 0

yes its called the asvab. you take it and it will tell you what you'd be good at. good luck.

2007-03-22 22:13:43 · answer #5 · answered by me 2 · 0 0

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