I was hoping to speak to an Air Force Reserve and National Guard recruiter too, I spoke to the Army National Guard recruiter today. The thing that really kind of sold me on the Army Reserves was he said once I take the ASVAB (which I am taking Thursday) and I select a job that is available, it is reserved for me. I go into basic knowing what job I am jumping into, and it doesn't change. He said the other branches don't do that, and you usually don't end up with the job you wanted. He could have just been blowing smoke as I'm sure they do, but that peace of mind knowing I will be in a 4 month job training program as opposed to a 12 month job training program really helped...
I also want to add that I am only considering reserves of some sort, I absolutely can't make it a career as active duty because I am technically a single parent. Another thing that sold me on the reserves is, they are the only ones accepting single parents...
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