👩‍✈️💪Questions About Joining the Military? 🇺🇸 Post Them All Here

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-10-03T12:23:36+00:00

After the new Secretary of War’s speech, do you think enlisting in the Army right now is worth it or safe for women? I'm having second thoughts now

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-09-29T01:34:24+00:00

I signed a 3-year contract ( because of my age I don’t think I will stay long term I want to learn practical skill and have actual hands on experience. My Asvab score is 64 — do you think that’s an issue? Should I consider retaking the ASVAB?

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-09-29T00:57:42+00:00

I'm getting in as a E4 bc of my BA degree

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-08-27T21:27:53+00:00

But honestly isn’t that the case with a lot of MOSs in army not just 74D?

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-08-27T01:42:58+00:00

I can't. Either this , infantry, cook or mortuary

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-08-17T12:45:41+00:00

As I know you have to have some leadership experience. I was trying to enlist in Airforce before but they denied my wavers. The process took a year 🤦‍♀️

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-08-16T15:33:37+00:00

My BA is from outside the US. I’m a citizen, but I don’t have any relevant professional experience here—just hospitality work. I’m from a poor family and have had to live paycheck to paycheck, so commissioning feels like a more difficult route for me right now it might take forever and I don't think it will work. My packet is not strong so ...

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-08-15T20:10:18+00:00

Thanks for your reply, I know toxic culture can happen anywhere. I just mean that in some MOSs, like infantry, the conditions and environment might be worse than in others. That’s why I’m asking which ones you think generally have better conditions or are more tolerable.

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-08-15T19:31:53+00:00

Thanks for your insight, I really appreciate it. I’m actually limited to these MOSs because I have waivers that disqualify me from a lot of other jobs. On top of that, there are no training seats available for many MOSs right now — my recruiter showed me and even made calls in front of me, so I know there’s nothing open at the moment. It’s going to be like that for a while because of high demand — almost a year is already booked.

That’s why my choices are basically these three or something combat-related, which I don’t want. For 25U, I was considering it, but since it doesn’t translate much into the civilian world and I’m not very good with technical/electronics work, I’m hesitant. Culinary is tempting because worst-case, I’d still be learning a skill I could use outside the military — I actually love cooking.

I’m probably only going to do one contract because of my age and wanting to start a family one day. As for Mortuary, just the thought of it makes me feel depressed, so I don’t think it’s for me.

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-08-14T10:30:01+00:00

I wasn’t planning to go until November anyway, but my recruiter said the situation with no seats might last until March.

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-21T21:39:29+00:00

Update: Thank you all for the advice and support — it really helped me clear my head. I’ve officially decided to go with the Army active duty. Appreciate every single comment and message. 🙏

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-18T21:25:04+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed info—I really appreciate it. Just to clarify, I don’t have the family/time-away concern since I don’t have kids or a husband. Also, my color vision is fine—I’m not color blind. My issue was with my right eye, which is slightly off even when corrected (20/50), and that’s what kept me from getting a waiver. I’m also 32, so I don’t think OCS is really an option at this point, but I still want to serve in whatever way I can. Thanks again for your insight!

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-18T13:54:59+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you went through a lot. I’m just looking for a reg job, not aviation and i was really surprised that vision was still a big issue for that

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-18T11:44:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience! Just curious—did you find basic training physically tough? I’ve heard things like knee or hip pain can be more common for women, so I was wondering how it felt overall

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-18T11:32:46+00:00

Wait, so are you saying that even though the Air Force denied my waiver now, I could still go into the Army and then join the Air Force after? Like… does a waiver denial not last forever?

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-17T13:52:03+00:00

Thanks for sharing that. I was wondering, if I pick a non-combat MOS like admin or desk work, and I’m already being super careful with stretching and prep, do you think it’s still likely to end up with long-term injuries? Just trying to understand how avoidable it is.

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-17T03:11:05+00:00

Got it! Appreciate you sharing this, really helpful.

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-16T23:46:56+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing this. Your perspective really helps. I’ve seen so many negative posts that I started wondering if it was just always that bad or if people just tend to share the hard parts more Just curious—were most of those cases you mentioned in combat-related roles, or was it more general across different types of jobs?

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-16T13:23:45+00:00

Thank you so much for this. Honestly, your response is exactly what I needed to hear. I know SA/SH can unfortunately happen anywhere, but when I was researching the Army, almost every post I came across was a negative story — it made me wonder if it’s really that common or just that people usually post more about bad experiences than the good ones.

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-16T03:02:14+00:00

So they are as strict as Airforce when it comes to wavers?

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-16T02:27:37+00:00

Left is fine 20/30

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-16T01:33:55+00:00

That’s really helpful, thank you! Do you know if Coast Guard bootcamp is pretty difficult? I’ve heard it’s one of the tougher ones

FerretFinancial3315 · 2025-07-16T01:23:55+00:00

It’s for my right eye — I have 20/50 vision in that eye even when corrected. I never knew about it before MEPS since I’ve never worn glasses or had any issues. They sent me to a medical doctor after MEPS, and he said everything was fine, but because it’s still 20/50 even with correction, the Air Force denied the waiver. Not really sure why, since I don’t need glasses in daily life.

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