The change will open up about an additional 1 percent of military jobs to women, but about 20 percent of jobs across the active-duty force will remain restricted to men.

You can't simply walk into a recruiter's office and exclaim, "Hey I want
to join the Military, so sign me up!" The military has a standard process
which includes taking an entrance exam called the ASVAB
(Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). It is very important to get good
scores on the ASVAB because you can't take the test over and over again until
you acheive your desired score.
Plus, obtaining a good score in the areas you need are necessary to get that dream
job in the military. Fortunately for you, there are plenty of books and online
resources to help you prepare yourself for the ASVAB. It may halp to familiarize
yourself with the different subtests.
Are you prepared?

All military services are not created equally. Sure, everyone gets the same basic pay and allowances. But other factors, such as enlistment incentives, quality of barracks and base housing, assignment opportunities, job opportunities, deployment rates, and promotion rates vary widely between the branches.

There are many factors you should consider when deciding which branch of the U.S. Military to join. I've developed an online guide to help you with your decision making process!

Paper-based rating courses are out. So are “gotcha”-style questions on the rating exam. These are some of the changes coming as the Coast Guard overhauls how it trains and tests enlisted members, a rollout that will extend to 20 ratings by 2015. The changes apply to rating qualifications and tests, according to an Navy Times story.

Job-specific qualifications are getting more thorough and will be tracked on an online database. And tests, while still taken on paper for the time being, will be updated electronically. They’ll also be open book, allowing Coast Guardsmen to use the same reference materials they rely on while doing their jobs.