Military Families Support Group

Today's military family faces a lifestyle that is comprised of frequent deployments, which results in increased family separations. This often proves to be a stressful challenge for military families. This community is dedicated to the families that are dealing with the unique challenges of distance and military-related stress.

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eNeLrAd30 02/18/2009

Is it true that for someone to join the army, can only have 2 kids or less????

My husband wanted to join the army and we have 2 kids (7 year old and 3 year old) and one more baby on the way (due in April)

deleted_user 02/18/2009

That is so not true. One of the guys in my husband's unit has 6 boys. My uncle also has 3 kids of his own.

eNeLrAd30 02/18/2009

So glad to hear that..... Thanks for the info

deleted_user 02/18/2009

Nope, we are breeders! It's considered early recruiting. JUST KIDDING....maybe :-)

deleted_user 02/18/2009

We have a guy in our guard unit that is working on his own platoon....no joke, I think he has twelve at last count.

I think there used to me a thing with the Marines that you had to get a waiver to get in if you had a certain number (they wanted to make sure you knew how little money you would be making so that you didnt end up homeless or something) but that was in the 40s or 50s.

deleted_user 02/24/2009

I'm not sure for the Army, but you might need to get a waiver... since you'll have 3 kids soon, but on paper you would only have two, and is he joined before you gave birth, you may not need to worry with that at all.

Again, I'm not sure of the number, but there is a number where you would need a waiver. But once you're in, you can have as many kids as you want!

deleted_user 03/05/2009

Nope! Not true. My husband is an Army recruiter so I know this. There is only a problem if the person wanting to join is a single parent. But other than that, it doesn't matter how many kids he/she has.

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