Step 1: Research

Before you ever get to boot camp or anything, you have to do some research. You have to figure out a few things:

Which branch are you most suited for?
-MARINE CORPS OOH RAH!

What are the requirements and do you fulfill them?
Age:
-18 (or 17 with parental consent)
CHECK. I am 23

Physical:
Height 64 inches so weight must be between 107 and 141 not to exceed a fat content of 26 % CHECK. I am at 135 and 24%. That's cutting it close, but still acceptable.

Educational:

-Finished High School with a diploma or GED (diploma preferred)
CHECK. with roughly 3.0 GPA
-Some college and/or degree
CHECK. I am a college senior and if needed I can finish in one year.


Citizenship:
-American Citizen
CHECK. Born and raised

ASVAB:
Score of at least 31(GT 105 for me-GT-General Technical-VE+AR).
UNCHECK I will be taking the ASVAB this week and doing everything at MEPS at that time.

What do you want to do in that branch?
Linguist

European I (West)

• 2754 Dutch
• 2756 Finnish
• 2757 French
• 2758 German
• 2759 Greek
• 2761 Haitian-Creole
• 2762 Icelandic
• 2763 Italian
• 2764 Norwegian
• 2766 Portuguese (BR)
• 2767 Portuguese (EU)
• 2768 Spanish
• 2769 Swedish

Are there any limitations?
As a female, I am not yet allowed in combat
I need higher scores to get into the MOS I want

That's all I can think of for now