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FNG
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| I've been thinking of joining but i'm only a freashmen i suppose its never to early to think about your future. I have got a question as far grades to get into the paratroopers what are they looking for new recruits to have. If i wanted to get into the 82nd airborne what do they want like quilifications. Any who could answe is greatly appreciated. I also appreciate all the things you guys have thanks.
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It's not quite like college. The grades you make won't have too much impact unless you're trying to go JROTC or ROTC at college. Here's a sketchy breakdown of what you'll have to do to enlist: Talk to a recruiter, get information on an different MOSes (military occupation specialty, the job you actually train to do), and pick one that you like. There's everything from kicking in doors and tying up people, fixing trucks, driving trucks, working with chemical weapons, working with tanks, defusing bombs, desk jobs, psychological operations, all sorts of stuff. Depending on if your recruiter can reserve a slot for a specific MOS for you, he or she may do so. This will come back up a little later.
From there, you go to MEPS (military enlistment processing station) and take a test called the ASVAB (armed services vocational aptitude battery). It's like the SATs or ACTs, except there's a wider array of tests. There's your usual math and English tests, but there's also mechanical, automotive, electrical, and spatial tests (how well you can rotate objects in your head) things like that. Your score on this test determines what jobs are open to you.
After the ASVAB, you take a physical. Various people working for Uncle Sam will do all sorts of degrading things to you, all in the name of medicine.
From there, you see a man with a computer. If your recruiter could and did reserve a slot for you in the system, that opportunity will still be there when you see the man with the computer. If you didn't have a slot reserved, the man with the computer will pull up a list of everything the army has available and when you'd ship out. You select from what's there. If you want 99Z, combat ninja, and there are no 99Z slots open, you're not gonna get to sign up to try and be a combat ninja today. Keep your options open, have more than one job you're willing to do. The man with the computer is also the man that controls all of the little contract goodies. This is the man you have to say "I want to go airborne" to. The recruiter can give you information on how to get there, but the man with the computer can make an airborne slot part of your signing contract.
Also, certain jobs have lots of airborne slots open, others, not so much. Infantry, combat engineer, combat medic? Airborne slots are relatively easy to get. Paralegal, EOD, water treatment specialist? Not as likely to pick up a slot in the contract. This is not to say you won't ever get to go, but it's a lot easier to try to get your wings when it's in your contract than it is to play catch-up after you get to your first duty station.
Other than that, your other posts say you're staying in shape, keep it up and don't hurt yourself, don't dick around and do anything stupid, especially when it comes to drugs and alcohol, and just keep your head screwed on straight. High school grades won't deny you a chance to serve, but they can bite you elsewhere.
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No specific grades required from unit to unit, just graduate high school. I would encourage anyone to get the best grades they can, as you may be interested in college later on too.
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| Do your best, take JROTC in school if available...3 years equals PFC...shoot for extra cirrucluar activities, ie Raiders, rifle team, drill team, that will have give you a foundation to understand how the military functions. Work out regularly, sit ups, push ups and two mile run. Also pull ups. So hit the gym as often as possible. The track team is a good place to stay in shape too. But by all means enjoy school, stay away from the yardbirds in your school, don't worry you'll recognize them for who they are. Stay away from DRUGS...any and all. believe you me, you aren't missing anything!! 
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CrazySteve (2/21/2007)
don't dick around and do anything stupid, especially when it comes to drugs and alcohol, and just keep your head screwed on straight. .That is the best advise I have ever seen for anyone wanting to do good in life. Drugs and alcohol will most definatley exclude you from a 99Z spot, so stay the hell away from them and the people that use them.
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| Alright, first, there is no need to post the same question in different topics and forums here. http://www.paratrooper.net/commo/Topic9196-69-2.aspx#bm230536 The members here will read and answer your questions with only one post. Second, the advise Khyroes gave you there is the best advice around. It is not too early to start thinking about your future. But don't worry about what grades you need four years from now and do the best you can now. Also, enjoy high school because you will never have the freedom you have now. Talk to a recruiter, get information on an different MOSes (military occupation specialty, the job you actually train to do) . . . There's only one realy MOS in the Army and that is 11B.
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