So which Branch of Service?

So what you looking for?

So. You may have by now put enough consideration into enlisting into the military but this is where it starts getting confusing for most people. There are some people that are born to be in the military, have dreamed about it since they where a child, and have already decided which branch of service they will enlist into and there is pretty much nothing you could do to change their minds and that is o.k. For the rest of us, we have no real clue as to which service offers what except for the ads that we see on television or hear from our relatives that served many years ago. So when looking to see which branch of the service you think you would fit in the most you need to look at a couple of things. Think of the things that you like to do in life that could correlate with what you could do in the military. If you are a person that likes to do a lot of outdoor events like hiking, hunting, shooting guns then possibly the first place you could look is the Army or the Marines.  If you are one that has spend a lot of time out on the water and loves to travel to exotic places then possibly the Navy or the Coast Guard could be a good choice for you. If you are one that likes to get into the more technical aspects of things then you may want to look into the Air Force and of course the same branch if you wanna fly those jets at supersonic speeds. So this is just the beginning of your journey by narrowing down what branches you think might best suit you. But don't let this fool you by any means. There are so many options throughout the other branches of services you might just find another one that can offer you exactly what you want even though it's wasn't first choice.  If you are serious about joining the military it would behoove you to go and sit down with all the branches of services.  This way you have a chance to see exactly what each one of the offered so when you do make that choice it is completely educated and in the long run you won't doubt your decision from one branch or the other.  Also, before you choose a branch to contact about your first meeting with them, you need to ensure you have a list of certain items with you.  You first need to completley understand what your wants and needs are. You also need to have goals set in mind and have a rough idea of how much you are willing to put into this enlistment i.e. the amount of years, active duty, or part time duty.  If you know that your ultimate goal is to achieve an education through the military, do your research and know exactly how much it will cost you in the end so that you can compare these figures to what the military is offering. Otherwise, even though you are getting what you and that branch of service agreed on in terms of education money, you may in the end come up short and may be stuck with student loans to finish things off. So I say again, do your research on what it will take to achieve what you want through the military before you contact your representative. Also talk to you the ones in your life that care about you and find out what their opinion is on all the branches and ask for their input of what you should be getting out of the military if you choose to join. Also, if you do have someone that is a solid influencer in your life like your parents, girl/boyfriend, or maybe your spouse ask them to be with you when you make first contact with the military representative.  They can help by simply having someone with you that you know to ease the tension if you are nervous and also ask questions that may not occur to you at that time.  You would not believe how many people I have interviewed for the military that just don't ask any questions and then when it comes time to leave they are all kinds of confused even though I tried to answer them all in the beginning. So always be prepared.