When you join the United States Army and start working your first Army job, you might not be that happy with your assignment. Very often, the first military jobs you get aren’t necessarily the ones you were hoping for. This can happen, but it doesn’t mean that you’re doing the only Army jobs you’ll ever do. You have to start somewhere. Just work hard at the job and you’ll advance to where you want to be.
Even if you’re not thrilled with your first few Army jobs, you will gain several things.
? Experience. By working any Army job you’ll learn discipline. In a civilian job, tardiness might be frowned upon and certain work practices might have lax requirements. In the Army, each job has a specific set of procedures that are to be followed exactly. You’ll learn your job in and out, upside down and backwards, and you’ll become excellent at it.
? Commitment. Even if you’re not thrilled with your first job, you’ll learn to be committed to it. This is necessary in the military. You must do whatever you do to the best of your ability to keep the whole machine well-oiled and make sure that you can be relied on.
In summary, the job envirnoment to tough and the Army offers on-the-job training for many jobs. You should select a job that leads to a civilian career after you serve your military time. The Army also offers benefits of the GI Bill meaning home loans, college education and much more. Talk to your recruiter.
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i really want to work at a recruiting place doing whatever . i wouldnt mind joining the army but i dont wanna leave my kids behind im hopeing if im on base is there a place where my kids will be so we stay together and by my mom being sick i would want to bring her along has well
i want to be a us army calvary scout, im willing to do whatever is required, physically i think im more than good to go im 6′ 3″ and i weigh 203 lbs i can throw over 200 lbs on the bar like its no big deal and go 8 minute straight rounds on the heavy bag and 5 mins on the speed bag, i havent been to basic training yet im 28 years old, im not scared to go at all, im ready to go and everything
mike,
Awesome to hear, im 27 and possibly looking to join. i can run 4 miles without breaking a sweat, i feel im in better physical shape than most. 5’11 -185. Its good to see someone else my age wanting to join, it worries me a bit that im this old just now thinking about joining, however, its not my biggest concern.
im a sophmore in highschool and dont know if marines or army is better for me