Do you know if the air force accepts sigle mothers iget different answers all the time thanks for theresponse?

Answer 1

Yes, they do. You have to meet all the requirements anyone else does PLUS you have to have a family care plan detailing how your dependents will be taken care of while you're deployed or otherwise unavailable due to your official duties.

Take what all these barracks lawyers say with a grain of salt. They DO NOT KNOW what they're talking about.

Answer 2

The only one who can give you the right answer on this is an Air Force Recruiter .. I am not sure if they have a website like the Army does where you can actually talk to recruiters online but hey it wont hurt to try right?
Just in case you want to search other options here is the Army site... www.goarmy.com

Good luck!
Armywife & Soldier

There was a female in Basic Training with me who had 2 small babies she had to give Custody to her mother , sadly she can not have her Children back until the end of her enlistment terms. I would contact a Recruiter.

Answer 3

RESERVES ONLY. You must have a rock Solid Family Care Plan in effect. not having a babysitter will not fly as an excuse to miss drills or deployment.

Single parents MAY NOT ENLIST in Any Active Duty Branch. they may NOT give up custody for the sole purpose of enlisting (some branches require you to wait a minimum of one year after relinquishing custody before you can enlist) and they may NOT regain custody at all during their first term(anywhere from 4-6 years depending on job).

Answer 4

This is from airforce.com,

"The AF recognizes that some individuals, for personal reasons, have given up custody of a child or children. Transferring custody of family members for the purpose of entering the AF is prohibited and renders the enlisted program applicant "Permanently disqualified”. It is not the intent or desire of the Air Force to require any person to relinquish custody of his or her children to qualify for enlistment. Single member parent applicants who, at the time of initial processing for enlistment, indicate they have a child or children in the custody of the other parent or another adult will be advised and required to acknowledge by certification that their intent at the time of enlistment was not to enter the Air Force with the express intention of regaining custody after enlistment. These applicants must execute an Air Education and Training Command Form 1328, Statement of Understanding for Single Member Parent Having Dependents in the Custody of Another."


My daughter fell into this category and was not able to enlist unless she relinquished custody of her son to us. This would remain n effect her entire enlistment, unlike what others have said, you cannot regain custody and claim the child as a dependent after your first enlistment.

Answer 5

i asked my friend who is an AF recruiter and he told me that the rule is if you are a single parent you must give full custody of the child to someone else for your entire first term. and it has to be full legal custody...which means the child is no longer your dependent and is not entitled to your benefits. If you would happen to get married during your first term you could get the child back otherwise you have to wait until first term is up (2-6 years depending on your enlistment) Now people who enlist and then become single parents are a different story......they are allowed to stay in but they have to have a family care plan to give the child to someone if they deploy and there are not exceptions made for them on things like deployments just because they are single parents. here it is word for word directly from the AFI on recruiting


2.15. Disqualification Because of Family Members:
2.15.1. An unmarried applicant who has physical or legal custody of a family member incapable of
self-care is classified as a single-member sponsor by the Air Force. Because of this sponsor responsibility,
the applicant does not have the flexibility required to perform worldwide duty, short notice
TDY, remote tours, and varied duty hours. Therefore, an applicant falling into this category is ineligible
for enlistment unless permanent physical and legal custody has been transferred by court order.

Here is the site if you want to read more
http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=usmilitary&cdn=careers&tm=12&gps=253_390_1020_577&f=22&tt=11&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFRSI36-2001.pdf

Answer 6

It is not in the best interest of the AF to allow single parents to enlist. What I've heard from current recruiters is that you must permanently give up custody of your child to enlist in AD AF. You cannot temporarily give custody of your child and then regain custody when you are done with Basic/Tech school. It's called fraudulent enlistment.

In order to get a definitive answer you need to contact a recruiter.

Answer 7

The best thing to do is talk to a recruiter they will have the right answer for you. Or you can try the air force website.

Answer 8

You have to talk to a recuirter. They are certain requirement you must have if you are a single mother. It is different for every person. So the best thing for you is to talk to a recuirter better then waisting your time. Each mother gotta have a certain requirement . Good luck, i am thinking of joining the navy reserve for the moment

Answer 9

Only if you give up legal and physical custody of your child/children. This also means for your entire first enlistment. Your choice if you have a relative willing to take on the responsibility.

Answer 10

no i used to work for a msgt recruiter. he did not (well..air force) accept single parents