http://usmilitary.about.com/ US Military http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/military-enlistment-standards-3.htm <p>As I have often said, there is no right granted to anyone to serve in the United States Military. The military can refuse to "hire" you if you are too fat, too skinny, too tall, too short, or even if you have too many kids.</p> <p>Congress and the courts have held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ensures all individuals are treated equally before the law with respect to civilian employment, does not apply to the military profession. No less than seven major Supreme Court decisions support this.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/military-enlistment-standards-3.htm">Military Enlistment Standards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 12:31:13.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/military-enlistment-standards-3.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/military-enlistment-standards-3.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/military-enlistment-standards-3.htm&zItl=Military Enlistment Standards">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/military-enlistment-standards-3.htm 2009-12-20T12:31:13Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/criminal-history-moral-waivers.htm <p>Criminal history (moral) waivers are very much an individual thing, and depends on several individual factors.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/criminal-history-moral-waivers.htm">Criminal History (Moral) Waivers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 12:29:46.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/criminal-history-moral-waivers.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/criminal-history-moral-waivers.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/criminal-history-moral-waivers.htm&zItl=Criminal History (Moral) Waivers">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/criminal-history-moral-waivers.htm 2009-12-20T12:29:46Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/security-clearance-secrets-11.htm <p>Personnel Security Investigations (PSIs) and security clearances are key elements in protecting the security of the United States. What is a security clearance? What do they look at? What can keep me from getting a security clearance? How far back to they investigate? How long is a security clearance valid? This article answers those questions, and more.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/security-clearance-secrets-11.htm">Security Clearance Secrets</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 12:28:44.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/security-clearance-secrets-11.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/security-clearance-secrets-11.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/security-clearance-secrets-11.htm&zItl=Security Clearance Secrets">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/20/security-clearance-secrets-11.htm 2009-12-20T12:28:44Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/living-on-or-off-base-which-is-better-3.htm <p>Many military members have the choice to live on-base or off-base. So, which is better? There is no clear answer. It depends on your branch of service, the base you're assigned to, the policies of your base/command, whether you are married or single, and whether you are a junior member or have a few years of service under your belt.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/living-on-or-off-base-which-is-better-3.htm">Living On or Off Base -- Which is Better?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at 10:56:14.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/living-on-or-off-base-which-is-better-3.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/living-on-or-off-base-which-is-better-3.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/living-on-or-off-base-which-is-better-3.htm&zItl=Living On or Off Base -- Which is Better?">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/living-on-or-off-base-which-is-better-3.htm 2009-12-12T10:56:14Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/defense-language-apitude-battery-dlab-2.htm <p>One of the greatest mysteries in military recruiting. What's the DLAB actually like? If you want to learn a foreign language in the military, here's what you should know about this challenging test.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/defense-language-apitude-battery-dlab-2.htm">Defense Language Apitude Battery (DLAB)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at 10:55:23.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/defense-language-apitude-battery-dlab-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/defense-language-apitude-battery-dlab-2.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/defense-language-apitude-battery-dlab-2.htm&zItl=Defense Language Apitude Battery (DLAB)">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/defense-language-apitude-battery-dlab-2.htm 2009-12-12T10:55:23Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/origins-of-hoorah-in-the-u-s-military-2.htm <p>You can hear it echoing from the hallowed halls of Fort Benning, Ga.'s Infantry Center to the ranges at Fort Lewis, Wash. It is uttered at award ceremonies, bellowed from formations, and repeated before, during and after training missions. You can hear it shouted by Air Force Security Forces, Pararescue, and Combat Controllers. The word is thundered out by Navy SEALs, and by United States Marines (who pronounce it OohRah!). So, where did the term originate?</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/origins-of-hoorah-in-the-u-s-military-2.htm">Origins of Hoorah in the U.S. Military</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at 10:54:11.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/origins-of-hoorah-in-the-u-s-military-2.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/origins-of-hoorah-in-the-u-s-military-2.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/origins-of-hoorah-in-the-u-s-military-2.htm&zItl=Origins of Hoorah in the U.S. Military">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/12/origins-of-hoorah-in-the-u-s-military-2.htm 2009-12-12T10:54:11Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/getting-married-before-or-after-military-boot-camp-3.htm <p>If you are planning on joining the military and planning on getting married, there are certain advantages (as well as some disadvantages) to tying that knot before you leave for basic training.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/getting-married-before-or-after-military-boot-camp-3.htm">Getting Married -- Before or After Military Boot Camp?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 13:35:45.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/getting-married-before-or-after-military-boot-camp-3.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/getting-married-before-or-after-military-boot-camp-3.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/getting-married-before-or-after-military-boot-camp-3.htm&zItl=Getting Married -- Before or After Military Boot Camp?">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/getting-married-before-or-after-military-boot-camp-3.htm 2009-12-03T13:35:45Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/abcs-of-the-asvab-4.htm <p>What is the ASVAB? What kind of score do you need to join the military? What's "AFQT?" What does education level have to do with the ASVAB? Answers to these questions and more.</p> <p><br class="spacer_" /></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/abcs-of-the-asvab-4.htm">ABCs of the ASVAB</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 13:35:17.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/abcs-of-the-asvab-4.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/abcs-of-the-asvab-4.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/abcs-of-the-asvab-4.htm&zItl=ABCs of the ASVAB">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/abcs-of-the-asvab-4.htm 2009-12-03T13:35:17Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/enlisted-jobs-3.htm <p>There are more than 800 different types of jobs available in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/enlisted-jobs-3.htm">Enlisted Jobs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 13:34:44.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/enlisted-jobs-3.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/enlisted-jobs-3.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/enlisted-jobs-3.htm&zItl=Enlisted Jobs">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/12/03/enlisted-jobs-3.htm 2009-12-03T13:34:44Z http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/11/22/navy-to-target-female-recruits.htm <p>The Navy plans to target more female recruits in 2010. Currently, 15.4 percent of the Navy enlisted force are females, and the Navy wants to increase that number to at least 20 percent. While the overall active duty enlisted recruiting goal for 2010 remains the same (35,000), the Navy hopes to recruit at least 7,996 female recruits (up from 7,474 in fiscal year 2009).</p> <p>According to officials, the Navy wants women in "nontraditional" ratings, such as engineering and combat systems, instead of the clerical or health care fields women have to volunteer for in the past.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/11/22/navy-to-target-female-recruits.htm">Navy to Target Female Recruits</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/">About.com US Military</a> on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 12:38:10.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/11/22/navy-to-target-female-recruits.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/11/22/navy-to-target-female-recruits.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://usmilitary.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/11/22/navy-to-target-female-recruits.htm&zItl=Navy to Target Female Recruits">Email this</a></p> http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2009/11/22/navy-to-target-female-recruits.htm 2009-11-22T12:38:10Z