Guide to Joining the Military

by Ostrow, Scott A.

• ISBN13: 9780768914412
• ISBN10: 0768914418
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-21
• Publisher: Arco (Peterson's)

Summary

Provides information for parents and children to help them decide if the military is the right career choice, and discusses what to expect when meeting a recruiter, entrance exams, and basic training.

Table of Contents

A Special Note to Parents	vii
Introduction	ix
Part I. Prepare Yourself
Your First Meeting with a Recruiter: Facing the Best Trained Salesperson on Earth	3	(42)
Getting the Facts Together: Should I or Shouldn't Enlist?	45	(8)
Women in the Military	53	(12)
Preparing for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Examination: Yikes! Did You say Examination? Do I Need to Know Math?	65	(8)
The Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS): Don't These People Ever Smile?	73	(24)
Part II. What to Expect After Enlistment
Congratulations! You've Enlisted: Staying Out of Trouble Until You're Off to Basic Training	97	(10)
Basic Training and Beyond: Early to Bed, Early to Rise, Makes a Man or a Woman Healthy, Stealthy, and Spry	107	(60)
Part III. Military Basics
Military Occupations	167	(52)
Benefits	219	(18)
Opportunities in the Guard and the Reserve	237	(6)
Contacts and Other Useful Information	243	(10)
Appendix. Forms	253	(17)
About the Author	270