What to Expect in the Military: A Practical Guide for Young People, Parents, and Counselors

by P. J. Budahn and P.J. Budahn

Book Overview

For many young people weighing the pros and cons of joining the military, the details of what their lives would be like in uniform are often a mystery. How tough is boot camp really? How much freedom would I have? What is the fine print for pay and veterans benefits? This unique guide provides a mix of factual information and practical advice from the author of a half-dozen books that translate military-ese into simple English. Students, parents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313360820
• ISBN13: 9780313360824
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

If You Don't Know What Today's Military Is Like --

-- this book was very helpful in walking us through the enlistment process, explaining benefits and offering solid advice. A jewel for any parent with children thinking about going into the military for a few years.

Too Late for Me, but not for Others

If I'd had this book in high school, or even earlier, I might have gone ahead with my plans to enlist. This book makes clear all the hype and outright foolishness portrayed in Hollywood about boot camp and military life. In fairness, having not been in the military, I could be wrong: maybe this book is totally misleading. If so, the author did a good job hiding it, because everything said rang true. This should be in every high school guidance counsellor's office, every career office, every library. It just makes plain sense out of all the strange goings-on of our military. All those ranks and jobs and money and training and on and on: it's all covered here, and NOT in so much detail as to turn anyone away from service: it is not an overwhelming read, it's balanced just right. Very nice work.