How can I know beforehand if the military will be a good fit for me?

Don't think about whether or not the military will be a good fit for you. Think of whether or not you will be a good fit for the military. What do you hope to get out of the military lifestyle? Job skills? Leadership experience? A paycheck and benefits for the next 4-5 years?

Part of military life is sacrifice. You'll have grooming regulations. Uniform regulations. Height and weight standards. Regular fitness evaluations. Random drug testing. You won't be able to just go back home whenever you feel like. You could miss weddings. Funerals. Children's baseball games or dance recitals. There's a lot of things that you could miss out on as you are sent all over the world.

There's no way to know beforehand if you will succeed in the military. But you need to do some soul searching and figure out what you are expecting out of military service because the price can be high, but so can the rewards.

You have to do some soul searching. Ask yourself two questions......"Do I want this?" "Can I do this?" If you can't answer YES, then the military is not for you.

Jonathan Tillinghast the first thing is do you want to do it? If you want to do your own thing at all times and not listen to others then it is not for you. If you can take guidance and initiative, but change to do what you are told and want to serve then you are heading in the right direction.