Can I join the army if I'm really short?
I'm a girl and 4'9"... I really want to join
i wont grow taller im 17 :/
so turns out im actually 5'0" i usually use the metric system so i got that wrong :P ty for answering i assume 5'0" is enough then
I'm a girl and 4'9"... I really want to join
i wont grow taller im 17 :/
so turns out im actually 5'0" i usually use the metric system so i got that wrong :P ty for answering i assume 5'0" is enough then
Living the Dream
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The cause for rejection for Armed Forces female applicants is height less than 58 inches or more than 80 inches.
58 inches is 4'10". You would require a waiver, which would have a good chance of being denied. The height requirements are set because military equipment is made for a specific height range of people. If your unit needs you to be a gunner or a driver, you can't not be able to do it because you're too short.
AD
4'10 is the minimum height allowed for females. At 4'9 you will need a height waiver. Whether or not you will get it depends on how the Command Surgeon of the Army Recruiting Command is feeling when the waiver request goes into their e-mail inbox but you have a pretty decent chance of getting it approved.
Sugerman
Yes.
philliesphan13
most likely. get a waiver. my algebra teacher was a lt col and army ranger and hes about 5'3''
Dylan Raubenstine
I think you have to be 5'0" for males and 4'10" for females.