Questions about joining the army from ex-military member or family of a member?

Question

I am 20 years old and i don't have much in life right now. I don't really have many friends, not much of a social life, no kids or girl. I moved from my home town two and a half hours away to a Christan home and went to a community college to get my G.E.D. i also worked full time doing construction. Well i got my G.E.D. and have 1700 dollars saved up and now i have to move back to my home town. I have to get an apartment and try to get started with what i have. I have been giving the army some serious thought, i suffer from depression and anxiety (Ive had a troubled past) is that going to be a problem or would the army help me become a stronger person and over come it. Also i have a fear of being killed in the army and being sent to iraq. I'm just all confused i don't know what to do with my life? Does it sound like a good or bad idea for me?

Ive got some other questions to if you have time to answer them?

1.) Is joining the army a complicated process or a simple one?

2.) How many people are at basic training with you?

3.) Do you shower with other people or have your own private shower? (I'm a private person)

4.) If i died can i choose who would receive the compensation? (my sisters instead of my parents if i wanted to)

If you do not know the answer to my question(s) please do not leave me any feedback & dont just give me a link to a website ive done research on goarmy.com and others thank you ......

Answer 1

Look into all of the services to find out what suits you best and then make contact with a recruiter. He/she will ask you some questions and answer any you may have. Joining the military can be simple or complicated... it all depends on you, but it's rarely impossible.

You make all your choices as to beneficiaries; they can also be different people.

I'm only going to answer general questions and not Army ones, because I'm a Marine not a soldier. I would like to add one last thing, however, if the military interest you and you are motivated enough to do something about: we need you. A lot of good things can come out of it, especially depending on what you put into it! Oh, and take comfort in knowing that you have a FAR better chance of being killed in a car accident in the United States than in the war in Iraq... and there's not much honor in traffic fatalities. :)

Good Luck!

Answer 2

My cousin is actually in the army right now. In basic training, there will be alot of other people with you going through the same thing. He says that basic training is the only difficult thing in the army. After he graduated from basic training, he went to another base in Colorado. All he does now is sit there on base and do PT every morning and has a job assigned to him all day long. I think its sitting at some computer doing something (not sure).

It took him a while to join after he signed up (I think like 6 months or something). But this was because he had to lose some weight. He said that when he had his physical and shots, some old lady was grabbing his balls. He also says that in basic training... you do have to take showers with everyone else. But where hes at now, he has his own apartment and shower. He says that when your alone, and you dont know anyone, he says anxiety wasnt even an issue with him because he knew he had to do it or face consequences. He also suffers from extreme social anxiety. I'm not sure if im babbling or not LOL.. you can e-mail me if you have questions. Theres too much for me to say!

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Answer 3

Not to be mean but stay away from the military. It is the wrong hing for you. Everything you stated is the opposite of what you need to be to be a Soldier. We do have people like you here and it is difficult for you. You will not get babied or pampered which it sounds like you need. Go to college and get some help. We are not in the fixer up business. Sorry man. This is the truth. I look after my Soldiers and work through their issues or problems but some times some need too much help and it hurts them all. This is life. YOU WILL DEPLOY. The Army is finding those that have not and are trying to get the to units that are going over.  

Answer 4

1.) it depends person to person. How many issues come up, yada yada. Odds are your depression and anxiety will be an issue.

2.) a bunch

3.) You shower with everyone in the open where they can see your junk. If youre a private person start looking at something other then the military.

4)yes you can choose who the compensation and pay yet to recieve goes to.

To be honest you dont sound like a military candidate. Unless you want to work on computers or something out of the field. You would have to really commit to this decision. I recommend you do all the research you need and talk to a recruiter and enlisted people. Then sleep on it for about a month to really think things over. then make your decision