What options are available for me if my boyfriend is going into the army?
456994
support him in his journey through military \nit's gona be hard, but if you really love him, support him. but if you feel like you dont love him, dont let him think you love him and then dump him while away. thats the worst thing.
903105
Talk to a military family counsellor.  They will have the most information on the proper way to do this. Also, if he gets a degree and becomes an officer, he will have more choices in his posting
695824
My recommendation is the Navy.  After you take the ASVAB and they come back with results, if they don't offer you something you like, threaten to walk out of MEPS, ***DO NOT BELIEVE THIS LIE*** "You can cross-rate after 18 months".\nI can't say what branch is better or not, that depends on what you want to do.
764669
There's pretty much nothing he will be allowed to take back to basic. Get him something he can enjoy while he is home, and then leave with you and have again when he gets out of training. A lot of people said baked goods, but those WILL be confiscated if he taks them back with him. A pair of running shoes would probably work, but he should already have some since he's been gone for a while. \n\nAlso, one person said they were going to get body armor for a soldier. He will be issued body armor when he gets to his first duty station. EVERY soldier receives it now, there is no reason to spend the money on it. Some units will not allow the soldiers to wear body armor that they were not issued. If that is something that he would like/need, I would definitely wait until he gets to his unit and I'd probably even wait until he is deployed, so that he can try out what he was issued before he decides he wants something else. That's a lot of money to spend on something he will probably never use.\n\nGood luck and enjoy your time with your soldier!
356976
Okay, this is how it works.  Once he has picked a "job" or in Army terms, a MOS, then he will be told what AIT, Advanced Individaul Training School, he will go to.  Everyone is different.  After he finishes that he will go to his permanent duty station.  Hope this helps.
261431
Bootcamp is a short time. 13 weeks for Marines. (been there done that). However the hard time comes after that when you are actually able to talk on the phone or fly out to visit each other... If he is a reservist he will be back after boot for a couple weeks and back to training for his MOS school.. and then back home to his reserve unit.. If he is active he will be back from boot as well but once he leaves for MOS school he will go straight to his unit after that.. \nThen come 'floats' or wartimes or being sent here and there and mostly out of U.S... this is the time when you will talk to your bf maybe once a week and will not see him for 6 months or sometimes even over a year.. I would try to see what he really wants to do.. I do not recommend military to anyone who is doing it to get benefits and school paid.. If you are going in might as well stay in for the whole 20 and retire... \n\nif he doesnt he will come back after all your friends are done with their degrees and have nice jobs.. he will start from scratch.. start school or go work as a landscaper or a construction worker.. \n\nTalk to him and see what he wants to do.. If this is trully what he believes then he should do it.. do not try to hold him back because if he stays then he will blame you for not following his dreams.. \n\nIt will be hard.. go out with friends and keep busy.. stay away from clubs or bars.. and stay away from guys who will give you the ear and a shoulder to cry on.. he will just use you... (i got dropped when i was away... but its ok.. im married and very happy with someone else now)\n\nGOOD LUCK...
241364
That is an oxymoron,there is no army knowledge!Just kidding best of luck to you!
336335
Scrappy has it pretty much right.  Ask a recruiter.  Be sure to ask your recruiter what his MOS is though, because my recruiter wasn't really in the infantry and didn't know much about it.  Luckily, another recruiter was and could answer all my questions.  Try to speak to someone in an S-2 office.
1021175
The best place to start is by asking his parents/family.  Another place to look is Yahoo People Search.  You can try https://www.us.army.mil/suite/login/welcome.html, but I don't know if you will be able to log on.
1094625
Tell them you will get great training and it is a way to make a great life for yourself and a future for yourself and if you plan on getting married down the road a furture for that person also.  Being in the military takes a lot of pride and if it is something you want to do then you need to do it if your parents don't want you to.  When you graduate basic training and AIT they will be proud of you, then you will have accomplished something not everyone can do.\n\nMy husbands family didn't want him to join either, now they are very proud of the things he has accomplished, they even went to his graduation.
497901
Well its really up to him and how he wants to do this. I hope he isn't doing this just because his soon and maybe to be father in law was in the Coast Guard. The military is just like any other job. You have to enjoy what you are doing. The Army and the Coast guard are two totally different branches of the military, and they are on opposite ends. The pro's would be of course the "title" the benefits healthcare wise, housing, medical benefits, the 20 year plan, (thats the big retirment number). Salary...is Ehhh...once he hits the high E-5's and 6's he'll be making the better money kind of. Cons...boot camp..being deployed to Iraq possibly, Kuwait. He will be away from home a lot...so unless his girl friend and him decide to get married...she will be stuck at home...with the baby of course. And its a lot better if he gets married before he joins up (from experience). And as for you mom...be proud of him in whichever way he chooses. He's a grown boy now...and he has to learn how to make a life of himself and he has to define success through his family and through his career. Whatever he may choose. College, or the military, he is your son. Be proud. If he does join up. Be proud that you are the mother of an American Soldier.
1013546
expect the worst, hope for the best! Military is both physically and mentally exhasting. Be supportive and help your guy out when you can, is the best you can do. And be strong, they teach there men to marry a strong women, cuz if your not strong you won't last. Tell him you love him and show it, it will help him get though!
553227
Enlist in a branch of the military, especially the army and ask your recruiter.
562382
That depends on you.  Do you feel that the Army, or any other branch of the military, can help you in your endeavors?  The military has a lot to offer, and you can take it far.  The military, however, is also not for everyone.  There can be long hours, but we have a lot of time off for that.  You could be sent to war, or not.  \n\nYou need to get all the information you can get, and be honest with yourself about the reasons you are joining.  Read the material, don't just look it over.  Ask people who judgment you trust.  See if there are people in your area that are in the Army, and ask them.  REMEMBER, tho, there are always people that aren't happy with what they are doing.  Some people like the military way of life, others don't.\n\nLife is full of decisions.  Unfortunately, this is one decision that YOU have to make.
877637
You can go through the Adopt-A-Soldier program. I linked it below.
543844
The only way it is possible is for him to obtain a Permanent Alien Resident Card (I-551).  To get this card will take "about" two years.  He will first have to apply for immigration status, and get his Temporary Alien Resident card.  Once his status goes to "Permanent", he may then join the US Army.  Also, all of his documents (education, military release, birth cert) will have be translated by a certified translator at his expense.\n\nHis rank will NOT transfer.\n\nWish I could help more.
712375
My husband is in the military.  We were engaged when he was in Germany and I was in Michigan.  We married when he returned and moved to Fort Jackson, SC.  The move was easy, the military moves you.  Just say good bye to friends and family and keep in touch with them.  Being deployed is a worry I have every day.  He already has been once.  It is probabley the hardest thing anyone goes through.  You just have to be ready, be supportive, be faithful, and be sensitive to your man.  Good Luck and God bless.