Four Branches Of The Military

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My research paper will reflect on all branches of the military. The military is made of four branches: Army, Navy, National Guard, and the Marines. These branches also can be combined as the Special Forces. The army is the longest branch of the military and also the only branch you can hand pick your job according to your ASVAB scores. The navy which has been called the baby branch is more of an experience on both land and water. The National Guard is combined with the Army. Lastly, the Marines is the hardest and toughest branch, this branch is mainly water based. The military is often used as a teenager back fall job, due to the lack of knowledge of their future. Some teens have a strong passion to better themselves, so they join. The military …show more content…

They have two ways you can serve; you can either go active or go in the reserves. The Army reserves in which, most people choose to enter, you are stabilized for at least two years. During the two years of being stabilized, you go in one weekend per month. Being in the reserves your total years of serving will be three to six years. You can earn an extra paycheck by performing a citizen job and going to school. While being in the reserves you will perform a part-time job on base. But unlike being on active duty, you will be able to stay anywhere in the United States. Being in the reserve help you focus on what you really want to do in life. A lot of teens don’t know what they want to do after graduation, so they decide to join in the reserves. The reserves help you focus on being responsible and respectful. It builds you up both mentally and physically. After graduation, the teens will then go to a recruiter near their home, to prepare themselves for the physical before enlistment. The physical exam consists of: height, weight and blood pressure measurements, they also check for HIV, vision, hearing they then later sign a privacy act. After that they go get their blood drawn for HIV, and for females they take a pregnancy test. Females also take longer to process their physicals. Females are one on one and the males are all together. If the person is disqualified for any medical reasons, the services give a waiver for that. The duck walk is a part of the physicals, it does not disqualify any of the applicants. The duck walk is for muscles and joint test, to see how much balance you may have. They will also do a urine scan for drugs and health issues. They will ask you questions during the exam, such as: Do anything hurt, can you breathe, and are you lightheaded? These questions are just to make sure you will not go into the service already injured. Finally, after passing the exam the applicant will

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