OKAY - if she is going to join - the Air Force is the best choice at this point. However, before she joins - she needs to buy a copy of the ASVAB test book - take all the tests in there and study her butt off to make sure she gets the highest score possible - which will open up serious positions inside the Air Force.
The Army will train a person for a specific job, counterintelligence agent, but the Air Force groups people into categories and the specific job is decided for them by the Air Force. So, there is some choice of AREA for the recruit, but the specific is decided later by the AF.
That’s why some people chose Army over the the other branches or Marine Corp.
Obtaining a high end score on the ASVAB - finding out from the recruiter what AREA she wants to go into and the score she must obtain - will aid her to land it the first time out.
If she doesn’t get the score she wanted on the ASVAB test - she CAN WAIT and take it again. Don’t sign a contract and enlist until she gets into the AREA she wants. THere will be pressure from the Recruiter — but don’t sign until she gets the area she is interested in.
Once she does her tour of duty - there will be civilian counterparts and jobs out there. So, make sure she chooses wisely on a career that will be in demand (Nurses, IT Security, etc)
Also, make sure she funds her GI Bill or whatever the AF calls - she’ll need it to pay for college while she is in or gets out. Plus, having the AF pay for it while she is in will be a great benefit to her later - aid her in promotion in rank, and a bunch of other stuff...
Take her time and plan for what she wants - don’t JUMP INTO IT...make sure the environment is there and the enlistment benefits are there as well. Some positions have higher bonuses than others - but do those positions translate over to great civilian jobs later???
Plan - plan - and plan...before executing!
Good post.