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At 35 you’re probably going to have the most difficultly in dealing with the young 20 year old in charge of you that knows very little about life and even less about how to deal with people.
With your age, the Army will be the most friendly towards you .. active duty or National Guard/Reserves. You can also look into the Coast Guard and finally, the Navy may be willing to supply you an age waiver.
As for the perks based on civilian experience, unless you are a professional (ie, doctor, lawyer, nurse, etc) there won’t be much offered career wise. However, if you have college credits you can pick up a little extra rank. The Army will offer up to E-4 and I believe the Navy and Coast Guard up to E-3 (but do not quote me on this.)
Flying may be difficult for you to obtain at this stage in your life unless you already have a college degree and can manage a waiver (specifically with the Army Warrant Officer program.) BUT, there are plenty of careers that will put you in flight .. flight crew, gunner, mechanic, electrician, etc. When you research your jobs, look for anything involving flight .. all three of those services have planes and helicopters. (Yes, the Army has planes)
One thing I will advise you NOT to do is us the military to get you out of hard times .. be sure you go into it with eyes wide open and not as a last ditch effort. Look into the reserve components of these services first if that’s the case and see how those look for you …. it’s a lot easier to transfer from the reserves to active duty than it is from active duty to the reserves.
If this is something you feel you truly want to do, don’t worry about your age and do it … you’re old enough to take things as they are and make the best of them and that’s a great plus, and will probably help you enjoy your time in the military even more than the younger guys.
Hope this helps you … be sure to talk to all of the recruiters and find out your options. Though you’re older, you’re still offering a service to them that’s pretty expense so before you “buy” be sure you’ve done ALL of your home work.
Good luck.
All the services have upped their applicant qualifications. mainly because there are plenty of people out of work and are turning to the military for a job. So now the military can have their pick. I’m sorry to say that I don’t think that you have a shot at getting accepted. But give it a shot. If you can get past the recruiter interview, that’s a big step. Good Luck.
Just make sure you are in shape as you say. The long runs are the killer for a lot of people.
The only issue I see coming up is the fact that you are a single parent. You will have to prove to them someone can take care of the kids when you deploy. And if you join, you will deploy somewhere.
Army is your only choice right now due to age. They take up to 42.
With your age, if you want Active duty I believe that the Army would be your only option (42 is their cutoff, AF is 27 and the others are 34 or under). You will be tested (ASVAB) and depending on how well you do, you will get qualified for certain jobs. I’m not sure about the Army, but the only way you get a higher rank / bonus or more pay is off of education, not life experience (I’m strictly speaking on what I know about the AF). I believe your children will get health insurance.
As for flying, i don’t see that being in your future, but the aircraft are always in need of maintenance. When you go in with your recruiter just be perfectly honest about your family situation and they will do what they can to get you qualified. (but , some branches require credit checks, so try to get that in order too if your hard times include the finances.)
Good luck
At your age, the Army and Navy are only options, and im not certain about the Navy any longer, but definitely the Army, they raised the limit to 42. As far as you being a pilot, of any kind, Im sorry my friend, you are too old. Don’t worry too much about the physical aspect of basic and ait, as long as you pass the pt test, you are a go, the rest is just a mindfu*k, and being 35, you really wont get screwed with. Also, put the “ive been told im a natural leader and I’ve got skills with weapons aside”. As far as the military is concerned, you have zero knowledge and zero skill. They will teach you the military way, which is the only way to do anything in the military. Being an older recruit, you must show that you are willing to take orders from younger leaders, if you can’t do that, one of two things must happen, either you suck it up (you will do this alot in the military) or pick another career.
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I have been an Army wife longer than I have been a Soldier. I joined the Guard at the age of 34 ,I ended up getting out due to family care, but* I went Active duty Army Jan of 08. I was able to change my MOS to a 42A Human Resource Specialist and will tell you this… I love my job!!!
and my husband who is till ace duty. I do not regret joining the Army. I am enrolled in College and just finished my Eng lit class , as long as you are Active duty the Army will pay for your college (TA) as long as you pass with an C or higher. that is NOT your GI bill. My long term goal is to become a Lawyer. I am now 36 and planning on going OCS or Warrant Officer.
I put my dreams on hold for my children ( 17,12, and
I have no regrets… times are hard I agree; make sure if you decide to join the Military you pick a job YOU will be happy with and once you get out you will have something to fall back on.
Granted my NCO’s are younger than I am but it doesnt bother me, I work hard and I have proven I know my job.
Good Luck to you !