What advice should I give a mother thinking of goining the Army?
It's pretty much in the title. I worked with a girl, and have become friends with her. She has two kids, and was born in Mexico. She's thinking of joining the army because she thinks the pay is better and the army will give her a house. I've been discouraging her from joining because of her kids. I'm going in with her to get information on the Army since she barely speaks English. I barely speak spanish, so with the combination we understand each other. It's kind of cool.
Anyways, any advice?
Well if she's a single mom she's going to have to give up custody of her kids. You can't be a single parent joining the Army. I've known people to do that. They've given up custody to a family member. Once they finish basic and AIT and go to there duty station. She can start paperwork to get her kids back. Once that's approved, her orders get amended to show she has dependents and she should be able to get housing, id cards for kids, medical, etc. But i'll tell you one thing… Speaking from experience, it's pretty tough being a single mom in the Military.
Mary Jo's ghost doesn't know what there talking about! You can join the Military not knowing that much english! They send you to Lackland AFB to an english course before you go to basic and stuff. And you don't have to be a US citizen to join the Military. You can be a US resident and still join!