I applied through other source. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at US Army (Saint Louis, MO) in Feb 2012
Interview
I walked into the recruiter office and told one of them I wanted to join the Army to shoot machine guns. He told me to have a seat. I was able to go from walking into the recruiter to shipping to basic training in about 10 days. I wanted to go faster but that was about as fast as possible. I would have joined the Marines but there wasn't a recruiter in my town.
Easy…..just alot of paperwork. Look for medical and testing scores. Also looked at jobs I wanted. Would say the worst part was a fitness test. I would highly recommend honesty
Sit down with a recruiter and they ask questions and tell you your next steps. May need physical or take a test, Will fo over options like terms, roles and responsibilities.
It was a decent interview. Pretty easy, have the sense they are really looking to recruit new people. Would not be too worried about preparing a lot of information beforehand.