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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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