"AN MOS is a military job code. If you want to be a computer tech you need to have the computer tech school guaranteed up front or she could wind up in infantry etc. Recruiters will tell you that people can choose specialties later after boot camp, can and get to are 2 differnt things. Get it in writting up front. Of course you have to qualify for the school based on the ASVAB test. Has she taken this? If not don't sign nothing until you have those scores see waht she qualifies for and then start looking at which service will give her the training she wants. And don't forget the Coast Guard, same pay and benefits but shall we say a different view of the world?"
I didn't realize she could take the ASVAB before she signs anything.
WOW, you guys are good!
She has to take the ASVAB and phyical before even being offered any enlistment options.
The recruiter screens the applicant and 'sells' their service. Almost never will they sell a specific job or option upfront. Too many things like marijuana use, colorlindness, low aptitude scores, etc could restrict opportunities.
After deciding which branch (and sometimes jobs or options) the applicant goes to MEPPS for the physical. If all goes well, the afternoon is spent with the recruiting guidance councellor who will show options based her qualifications and interests.
Training classes, just like college classes, are already scheduled out sometimes 12 months. When classes are filled, they no longer show up as options, just like when college classes fill.
Hard to fill skills will also carry options and incentives.
Sometimes simple jobs have incentives because they are hard to fill. Don't automatically discount these type of jobs; look long term at what the incentives (cash bonus, loan repayment, college fund etc) might do for her.
She should also get plenty of video or written info on skill training and other options. The military has no intereest in lying to fill their quotas, it serves no purpose.
All options will be in writing before she signs.
She'll sign for eight years in a combination of acive and reserve duty.
She may be on delayed enlistment up to a year however they don't normally put females on long enlistment due to historical experience that the longer a young woman in in delayed entry the less likely she is to actually ship out.