thelamas,
I think most people in the sajha are little bit unaware of mavni program so I think its better to join mavni group in facebook and ask the same questions.You will get lots of helpful response from army recruiter and fellow mavni applicants.

From your question Im pretty sure you dont have enough idea about mavni processing.Before you go for any futher processing the first step in mavni is you have to submit all your legal documents to the recruiter which are your Valid driver licence, SSN, I20 ,I94, passport (valid), copy of your visa(if it is expired doesn't matter)your pre asvab test score( math and english test you give it to the recruiter station). After that your recruiter send the copies of your documents to USCIS to check your legal status.Once USCIS verify and approve your status then only you can go for further processing otherwise they will decline your application at the very beginning.

MavniExpert is saying that you have to be in F1 status to join the US army through Mavni program ,he is absolutely wrong .These status people can join Mavni

Program Criteria:
1. Individuals must be in one of the following categories at the time of their enlistment:
Non-immigrant categories E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, T, TC, TD, TN, U OR V
Asylee, refugee, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Source: http://www.goarmy.com/content/dam/goarmy/downloaded_assets/mavni/mavni-language.pdf

Since the criteria is saying even the Asylee can join the army.It looks both of your status F1 and Asylee are eligible for Mavni program.
Hope this helps!!