The Reasons To Join The Military Have Increased

By Linda Maynard


The United States Military has seen some high times and some low times. There were times in which recruitment was at an all time high and they actually would have to turn people away when they came to sign up. There are many reasons to join the military, but these days it seems that those reasons increased over the last few years.

Joining the service is not the cake walk that it used to be. In the past the Army for example would take anybody that wanted to join. You could get in a lot of legal trouble and the judge would offer you the choice of jail time or the military. Many would choose the military because to them, anything is better than jail. Plus they did not know what they were in for.

That being the case, more and more people are looking to sign up because to them there is no chance of going to war and getting hurt. Although people want to be seen as courageous and brave, no one wants to go off and die. This bravado is one of the reasons that peace time numbers are so high for our nation's troop levels.

There are many people who still wish to join even though they might not know what they are getting into. For some, it is just a way to give them a job because everything else they have tried is just not working. So they figure they will join the service and get by that way. They offer decent pay, free food, and on the job training.

Before you go to basic training you are required to take a test called the ASVAB test. This is a general skills test that will basically test your ability and knowledge of everything and anything that you could have learned throughout your life and in school. Your score on this test will determine the jobs that you are qualified for.

Another great benefit is the health care. Many companies today are offering health care but it is soon to be mandatory through the government and when that happens many say that it will be a bit worse than what we currently have available to us through the normal companies that offer it now. The government should have never gotten involved with our nations health care policies.

There are more great benefits with service. The housing perks that you get as a member of the military cannot be beat. You will get special rates when looking for a home loan and if you are looking to buy a car there are programs available for that too. There are a lot of people who have started programs that take care of our nation's heroes.

There are many reasons to join the military today. When people are considering the various options that they have available to them they often do not consider the military but they should. The recruiters have all the information that one could ever need about any job available in the service and everything that they can provide you.




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