What would happen to me if I joined the Reserves?

[Gotenks]

Ok I was previously planning on joining the reserves when I turned 17, but with all this war stuff going on, I just have a few questions.

I was going to do a rotc program, except for the reserves, so I had a job, and I could finish high school, then go to college and everything.

Now I'm a junior, and I am able to join this summer and go to basic training and everything. I want to finish my last year of high school, I wouldn't get shipped off to war or anything, right?

[TransMan]

Not as long as ur still in high school.

[Kevmaster]

im 99.9% sure of this:
you CAN NOT go to war until you are 18
im 99.5% sure of this:
you CAN NOT go to war if you are in high school

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

I dont no about reserves or rotc but from what i hear if you are in college or high school they mostlikely want draft you. but then agian i got this from my step dad who got drafted for nam one week after he stoped going to college.

[MantisMag]

spongebob, if he joins the reserves they don't have to draft him. he's already in. they just have to switch him to active duty. they won't send you until you're 18 though, and most likely not until after you finish highschool.

[FESTUS33]

A whole lot of 17 yr old's served in Viet Nam,
the average age for a soldier in that war was 19.
However I don't think that at this time, they
will send anyone under 18 or someone who is still
in school.
Rick
Army "77"-"78"
BTW I was 17 when I enlisted, the most fun I had
in the service was Basic Training, it was both
Physically and Mentally challenging. I LOVED IT.

[Gotenks]

COOL!

Thanks for the information guys, I didn't want to wait to talk to a recruiter till monday.