What to Do/Know Before Joining the Army:
1.
Decide if your hair is
going to work for you while you're at the Camp.
2.
Exercise before you
join. It is VERY IMPORTANT! Training is very tough if you are not a little
physically fit when you get there. You don't need to be superwoman or anything,
but at least give your muscles a little bit of training so the shock factor
won't be so high. Basic Training is, on all levels, a rather high stressed
affair, so be ready for it. There are physical ability standards that you must
pass in order to graduate Basic Training. The Army's Physical Training Test is
different than the other military branches tests. The test examines the
soldier's ability to do pushups, situps, and a two mile run. The pushups and
situps are each under a time limit of two minutes. The first test is the
pushups, followed by situps, and then the two mile run. The pass/fail standards
are based on age and gender.
3.
Ask Questions and gain
answers. Definitely find someone who is in the Army branch you are interested
in, and find someone who has no monetary interest in what you decide. I don't
care what the recruiter's say; they do twist the truth when it
benefits them. I know because I got a bad recruiter among some better
recruiters. I just wasn't lucky. Also, if that doesn't persuade you, an
acquaintance of mine did recruiting, and it was confirmed that they do get
benefits based on recruits gained.
4.
Break your habits now
before you ship out to Basic Training. It will make your time there much less
terrible. Smoking, drinking alcohol, snacking, taking naps etc, are all habits
that plague trainees during training. If you break your habits, you'll be that
much closer to just breezing through Basic Combat Training.
5.
Don't stress over the
Drill Sergeants. They yell, dish out their punishments, and play mind-games;
but they won't physically harm you. Everything is done according to what you
can withstand, physically and mentally. If you can endure everything they throw
at you and come out on top, then you are worthy to be a Soldier.
6.
Note: living
conditions may be tough compared to your usual standard of living. So enjoy
nice living conditions while you can, because if you join the military sometimes
you won't get the best living conditions one would hope for. One thing most
soldier's learn: never take anything for granted.
source: http://hubpages.com/hub/What-Its-Like-Being-a-Female-Soldier
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