Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/Experts

Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Cynthia Bedell U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Rating N/A (Expert Not Accept Rating) Total Questions 1740	I am the Commander of the Surface Communications and Support Systems, contract management office. I am currently an active duty Colonel.
Aaron Shifferly U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.92 Clarity of Response 9.86 Timeliness 9.98 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 307	I am currently an active duty Army Captain in the Military Police Field. I have been enlisted (Military Intelligence) and attended The United States Military Academy at West Point. I can answer questions related to the Army, posting, jobs, lifestyle, workings... pretty much anything you can throw at me with the exception of very specific recruting or medical questions. I have no expertise in what it takes to get in the military other than the fact that I, myself, joined at one point in time.
Eric Ernst U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.82 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 80	I can answer questions regarding Coast Guard life, small boat station life, and air crew station life. I also have a certain degree in expertise in Army National Guard life as I was prior enlisted in the Army.
Jason Grabill U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.88 Clarity of Response 9.89 Timeliness 9.94 Politeness 9.96 Total Questions 1996	Questions relating to US Marine Corps; rank, awards, uniforms, career choices. I can also help people spot and expose fakes (people pretending to be Marines or have awards they didn`t earn).
John Lewis U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.80 Clarity of Response 9.72 Timeliness 9.88 Politeness 9.91 Total Questions 1082	I am a National Guard recruiter and localmarketer, been doing it for five years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 11 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is differnt, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.
Rod Powers U.S. On Vacation returns 12/02/2009 View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.96 Clarity of Response 9.97 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 2344	Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
James Bell U.S. On Vacation returns 12/06/2009 View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.85 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 9.92 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 1311	I am a retired MSgt (2004) with 24 years experience in the aircrew career field, both as a loadmaster (AFSC 1A2x1) and flight engineer (AFSC 1A1x1). I have been to every continent at one time or another, and regularly flew 300 to 500 hours a year. I have been involved in the operations in Grenada, Panama, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. I can answer most questions you may have about enlisted Air Force life in general, assignments, benefits, and enlisted aircrew operations. NOTE: If you have specific recruiting and/or medical questions about how to get into this career field as a civilian, they have changed since my time, so that is best answered by a recruiter or MEPS. I can answer questions about military personnel wanting to RETRAIN. If you are asking about being an Air Force pilot, please be advised my area of expertise is ENLISTED aircrew operations, NOT OFFICERS.
Stan McElya U.S. On Vacation returns 11/30/2009 View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.71 Clarity of Response 9.71 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 87	I can answer most questions about naval special operations and most questions about modern special weapons and tactics. I won't be able to answer all questions about special operations in the 1960s or earlier.
MARK A. HOWELL U.S. Maxed Out View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.93 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 9.91 Politeness 9.94 Total Questions 809	All military questions. 30 years experience & two Ph.D.'s. 4 times Base Commander. Worked with Army, Navy, USMC, USCG and several foreign military units. Veteran of Kosovo, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and 10 civil wars in Africa.

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2009-11-23 enlisting in the Air Force:

H Stephen, Each of the services limit the number of GED applicants they accept for enlistment each year. The Air Force generally allows less than one percent of their enlistments each year to be GED

2009-11-23 Failed Drug Test @ MEPS w/ Army, trying to get into Marines.:

Kenneth, By all means be up front and honest with a recruiter. I'll bet you spoke with the Army recruiter back before October didn't you. That's when their quota was met and they stopped giving waivers

2009-11-22 ACL tear:

Hi Jess, It will require a waivier. See: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/medicalwaiver.htm for more informatation. For more information about the United States Military, feel

2009-11-22 Dual Military With Dependents Dislocation BAH:

Hi, A "Geo Bachelor" is one who has military dependents, but does not live with them. For example, someone who is married to a civilian, and is stationed in Florida, but his/her spouse lives in Washington

2009-11-21 join the usmc:

Sinan, It's possible to join the U.S, military first, and then apply for a Green Card. Since your answer would be too long to post here, I recommend you consult this website written by one of our military