Can you choose what job you want in the army, navy, air force, or coast guard?

[sebastiano]

i want a career in a law enforcement or medical or aviation in one of the above 4 branches.
i want either military police, master at arms, security forces, or maritime enforcement. army medic, navy corpsman, air force ( dont know what their medics are called)
my question is if i want one of these jobs can any of the branches put me in a different career or is their a contract that i sign that if one of the positions is available i will be put in one of those or not enlist also i wouldnt mind gunners mate for navy or coast guard

[edmondo93]

All three possibilities can only be found in the Navy and Coast Guard in large numbers. I'm a Master-at-Arms and it is a very diverse field, but I wouldn't want to do anything else. The Navy has one of the best medical fields and our Corpsman program is very good and we employ large numbers of them and the Navy, despite what you actually may think has more air craft than the air force and there are several jobs from working on air craft to being a crew member on air craft like the P-3 Orion. Now the U.S. military is a solely volunteer force and you pick your job and it is put into the contract is you meet the minimum ASVAB score. For example the minimum ASVAB score for a Master-at-Arms is a 50, that's not real hard to get. With that said, what jobs are available depends on the needs of the branch, as of now since it is October and the beginning of FY 2011, it's pretty wide open, but Military Law Enforcement is among the hardest jobs to get in the a because so many people want to be in that field. Now, I did get a Master-at-Arms Billet, one of the last ones they had, in the month of May of 2008, but only because it was still open for a reservist. If you want this field in any branch this is the time to get it. I have several friends in the other areas you mentioned so if you have anymore questions feel free to e-mail me and I will address them...Good Luck!

[danil70]

It depends on two factors: your ASVAB score (everyone got that one), and the needs of the service.

You can get into the law enforcement, medical, aviation branches in any of them IF there are openings. The latter greatly affects the former-if there are less openings, you have to score higher to get in.

You can generally get a contract that specifies entry under a specifc job field. However, there will always be some fine print that says somethign to the tune of they can move you as needed depending on what's available. The "not enlist" caveat is not a deal they will make.

[montrel68]

What jobs you are eligible to train for will depend on your ASVAB score. The higher the score, the more choices you'll have. The Army, however, is the only branch that will actually guarantee you a space in your chosen field. The others will try to get you what you want, but will ultimately put you where they need you.

[bing49]

Have fun with military law enforcement...

mwahaha...

[jerrick]

Have fun with military law enforcement...

mwahaha...

depends on your asvab and gt score if you score high enough you can choose whatever you want to do in the military