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If you are joining the us army via f1 visa , Only state you can do is in ny . and its filling up fast... They are suppose to bring that program to other metro areas , esp around dc but it wont be until august , but by then it seems they will be maxed out with f1's so it might die before it hits here .

As for joining us army , only person that can answer your question is yourself . For some its the greatest thing that ever happened , some people regret it so much they end up killing themselves.

Know this army  is not for everyone , You are a soldier first the moment you sign the dotted line . Like phatte said every job in army has some risk , but again army has the widest range of jobs as compared to any other military branch .

All I can advise you is if you want to join any of the military branch , army,marine, airforce, navy , coast guard or national guard. Do a lot of research and try to gather as much info as you can on ur own , Don't just rely on ur recruiter. Most of the recruiters will work hard for you , but there are some bad apples .

Army also has so many programs , it is not possible for the recruiter to be thorough on each and every program ... Take ur time dont rush in.

If you have specific questions jus ask , will try my best to help u out.

It took me 4 months before I signed my contract ...