>>6659373They will make you take the ASVAB regardless. It's a huge part of what "qualifies" you for certain MOS jobs.I took mine as a sophomore and the scores were still good when I enlisted.
Talking to them now works well. Gives you time to go through the dog and pony show, find an MOS that's right for you, and basically get all the MEPS and such out of the way.
Bit point for recruiters: If it's not written down and you signed it, the promise means nothing. Might not be bad now, but when I enlisted, Afghanistan was a year in, Iraq was 2 months away, and warm bodies were in huge demand.
I eventually turned out 5'9", but not till a couple of years after boot camp, and enlisting at 5'4" put me a couple inches under the height minimums for pilots (jets don't usually come with power seats). Physically I was middle of the pack. Not the strongest or fastest, not the slowest or fatest, which kept me off the radar. Mentally, on the other hand, depending on the branch... 12 weeks of someone screaming in your face for 16 hours a day gets pretty brutal. Basic is designed to break you down then build you back up in the 'image' they want. I resisted heavily and paid for it. I didn't catch on to the "there is no right answer to any question they ask", or in another direction "is there any answer I can give that won't result in more pushups?". I needed to turn my brain off. But that's USMC. Air Force and Navy are very different experiences.
