Personal
Criteria
• Good moral
standards
• Physical
attributes
• Aptitude
• Determination
Requirements
The person must be a US citizen, have a green card and
the right qualifications. Other considerations are Non-citizens currently
living in America or non-citizens with English fluency in speaking, reading and
writing.
The individual should be in good health, 17 to 40 years
old. Basic educational qualification are high school diploma and a pass in the
armed service vocational aptitude battery test. To join the officer’s rank you
need a college degree.
Educational
Qualification
• High
school diploma
• College/University
degree
• Pass SVAB
test
What
Disqualifies You
There are many things that will disqualify the candidate.
If the candidate does not have the basic educational qualification of high
school diploma.
Others are having a criminal record, age, bad morals,
medical issues or mental health problems. A recruiter may ask the command for a
waiver, however there are no guarantees.
Disqualification
Conditions
• Moral
attitude
• Low level
of education
• Criminal
record
• Age less
than 17 older than 40
• Mental
health issues
• Medical
issues
It is important to know the different arms of the
military. The different arms are the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Army and
Air force.
The air force has the reserves, National Guard and active
duty. The army has the reserves, active duty and National Guard. The navy and
Coast Guard have the Active duty and reserve
Military
Formations
• Coast
Guard – Reserve and Active Duty
• Marine
Corps – Reserve and Active Duty
• Navy –
Reserve, Active Duty
• Army –
National Guard, Reserve, Active Duty
• Air force
– National Guard, Reserve, Active Duty
How
to Become a Military Office in US
To become a military officer you need adequate
qualification and training. The individual should have a college or university
degree. Commissioned officers are trained in the US service academies.
The academy offers free boarding, tuition and students
are remunerated. Top five are military academy, naval academy, coast guard
academy, air force academy and merchant marine academy.
You can earn an officers commission to the reserve
officer training corps or officer candidate school direct commission from
enlisted ranks.
How
to Enter the Academy
Acceptance into the academy is through nomination. Apart
from the Merchant Marine academy others require nomination from a US senator,
US representative, vice president of US.
Enlistment
Process
The first step is to contact a recruiter for the
department of defense serve branch.
Step
1
The steps involve taking the armed service vocational
aptitude battery test. The test is either computer based or pen and paper exam.
The test duration is three hours and are science,
writing, English and Math’s. The result would determine the career path best
suited for the individual.
ASVAB
Test
• Science
• Writing
• English
• Math
Step
2
The person needs to pass a physical examination. The
examination includes hearing, vision, height and weight.
Others are drug, alcohol and blood/urine test. The medical
history of the person including specialized tests if required. There are also
joint maneuvers and muscle group.
Physical
Examination
• Hearing
• Vision
• Height
• Weight
• Drug
• Alcohol
• Blood and
urine test
• Medical
history
• Specialized
tests
• Joint
maneuvers
• Muscle
group
Step
3
Career selection is discussed with a service enlisted
counselor. This is based on your results, job availability and physical
requirements.
Others are recruitment preferences, ASVAB score and
service needs. The enlistment counselor explains enlistment agreement,
recruitment provisions and commitment.
Career
Selection
• Job
availability
• Physical
requirements
• Recruitment
preferences
• ASVAB
score
• Service
needs
Step
4
On determination of recruitment career determination the
individual takes an oath of enlistment. The oath generally states defense of
US, obey constitution and uniform code.
Step
5
The branch or job assignment will determine the next
step. The recruit completes MEPS test and reports for basic training. There is
also the delayed entry program DEP
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