GI Rights Hotline

Military Discharges and Military Counseling

Call 1-877-447-4487

Do you know enough to enlist?

Fact Sheet

After you read this fact sheet, please call the Hotline (877-447-4487) to talk over your options with a counselor.

Military Recruiters and advertisements promise job training, money for college, adventure, and leadership skills. Do you know enough to enlist? Before you join, it can be helpful to take a good look at what you're getting into.

The following information are recommendations from the American Friends Service Committee Youth and Militarism Program, adapted from their pamphlet “Do you know enough to enlist?”.  AFSC has worked for years with people considering military enlistment.