Okay first I am 24 and I have a 4yr old daughter. About a month before I found out I was pregnant with her I decided I was going to join the military. Obviously those plans changed once I knew I was pregnant. I still want to join the army and a lot of my family is in there, but I don't want to be sent away from my daughter because I am basically all she has. Now my question, is there any chance to be apart of the military in any way that does not send me away from her?
2007-07-24 04:43:40 · 26 answers · asked by Amber 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Oh yea I have tattoos below my knees. I heard they do not allow that anymorw either?
2007-07-24 04:44:23 · update #1
To say you will or will not be deployed is hard to say. But you can not join the military regardless of the branch with the hopes that you will not deploy. That is our job, to places that others will not.
You have to go into it with the thought that you will deploy. If you always think that you won't because of the job you are in, then have the threat that you will be on the next deployment will not be healthy for you, your daughter, or your co-workers.
There are other options to military service that are just as rewarding. Being a civilian contractor for a military branch or component will allow you the feeling of serving, without the constant threat of being sent away from your family.
I hope this helps in your decision.
2007-07-24 04:51:16 · answer #1 · answered by Irish_5150 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
OK lemme clear some things up. If you want to join the military, go for it. I just served 5 years, and I finished up with the Army less than 3 months ago. Second, if you have a daughter, you will have to have a family care place in place, meaning if you get deployment orders your child will be cared for by someone you trust while you are away. Third, they are a lot more stringent on tats now, so long as they arent offensive or distracting. Lastly, its all a matter of what job you have as to when if you deploy. There are MOS's out there that dont really go anywhere because there place of duty is stateside. I have a female friend who is a single mom, she has been since day 1 and the military never booted her out. Do what you feel comfortable doing. Its something that you will never forget. I loved it and I am sure you would like it too. Deployment sometimes cant be avoided, but the Army works really well with single parents to try and meet there needs
2007-07-24 04:57:30 · answer #2 · answered by woodchipper890 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First off if you have soul custody of your child you can not join the military. You have to have another guardian in place to take the child while you are in basic training and AIT. Next, beside popular belief only 1 and 5 people in the Army have been deployed. If you are placed into a combat unit or an attached support, you will be deployed more than once. If not the odds are good that you will not. You have just got to be mentally prepared for not seeing your child for 15 months or more at a time.
2007-07-24 05:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would say theres a good chance, but its not definite.. You have to figure after the training and all the prep work/ paper work, that after that time (Could be over a year before you actually are sent out), we might be out of Iraq. And there are many jobs that would require you to be stationed on a military base. So there is some chance of not being sent over, but i wouldn't take the risk.
As for the tattoo's? I don't believe they will have a problem, unless there is a rule about tattoo's on legs. Because tattoo's are very big in the military.
2007-07-24 04:54:58 · answer #4 · answered by Chance 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You chances of going overseas pretty much a sure thing.
You will go to the needs of the Army there are lots of single parents who are in all the branches of service dealing with sepration of their children along with married people too.
That is the price of being in the military.
The tattoo you need to get removed if you can see it with your uniform on most likely will be a problem.
This begs the question how serious are you about joining the military?
2007-07-24 04:57:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The chances are 99% that you will go overseas. Who knows, depending on your job, you might be stationed in Japan, Korea, Europe, or the Middle East. Don't do something because of the fear that you will be sent overseas. As far as your daughter and your tattoos, you are allowed to have them, but people cannot see them while you are in uniform. As long as it is covered, you should be fine. You will need to ask your recruiter because I do not have any kids, but you might need to give partial custody to your family of the father of your child. That is best I can do. Have a good day.
2007-07-24 05:01:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all you better check to see if you can join the Army with a dependent. Im not sure, but I dont think you can. Next, you can lock in a duty assignment when you enlist, but after that they can send you wherever they need you. My suggestion is to do whats best for your daughter, she needs you more than the Army does.
2007-07-24 06:10:03 · answer #7 · answered by shewhosnameshallnotbespoken 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My brother in law has been in the army for 10 years and while he is in the Air Defense division and hasn't been to Iraq since the first few weeks of the war (2003)
2007-07-24 05:33:13 · answer #8 · answered by playingfoozball 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depending on the skills that you have right now, you could become a government employee that supports the military directly on post, especially if you have any training in the medical field. secretarial and warehouse jobs are also wide spread on military posts. if you come in the military, as soon as you sign your name on that line, your gonna go where ever they want you to. now could you get lucky and get a non deployable unit, of course. i wasnt so fortunate and was sent to iraq 7 weeks after ait. hopefully this helped you make the decision thats right for you and your FAMILY.
ps air force might be the way to go if you wanna do it because there were 3 rotations of airforce guys when i was in iraq so it was about 4 months per set.
2007-07-24 04:58:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Too many factors here to give you a definitive answer. MOS, duty station, whether you'll even make it through basic and AIT(don't sweat it though, it's not tough!). If you stay in long enough you will go overseas eventually. Be it Iraq, Again-istan, Korea, Italy, or where-ever. Don't worry about the tats. Just make sure none of them are racist or derogatory. If it's something you want to do, go for it.
2007-07-24 05:49:13 · answer #10 · answered by Can't spell OIF without Oi! 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋