I am confused (Navy)?

It won't be long and basic training is just a couple of weeks. Does your children have a father? If so, you should let him take care of them while you explore basic training. I should tell you that it does take more than that.... Even the Reserves will send you out for months.... and that might be trouble for your family or the other way around. Your children would be proud though.

EDIT: It's not really about how your parents or your husband feels...Just think what is right for your children... Ask them before making the decision. If your children are under 4 or so... well, probably you shouldn't join as of now. When they are around 6 or higher, you should talk to them about mommy being away for a couple of weeks.

Unless you are going in as an Officer you will require a waiver because you have 4 dependents (1 spouse & 3 children). This may or may not be granted, to be honest it is hard to get done unless you are going in as an E3.

You will go to Boot Camp for 8 1/2 weeks and then to A School for training, if necessary C School. The Schooling could be from a few weeks to over 2 years depending on what Rating (job) you are going into.

You will NOT get stationed in Atlanta there is no Navy base there. There was a Navy Supply Corp School for Officers in Athens but that shut down in 2005 during BRAC. You would get stationed where you are needed it could be in Kings Bay, GA or it could be San Diego, CA or it could be Rota, Spain. You can be on a ship and be gone up to 80% of the year as well.

The only way you would be in Atlanta is if you lived there and joined the Navy Reserves for that area. Then you will go through Boot, A School and when finished you do 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks out of the year.

Don't believe the recruiter, he is selling you a bill of goods. He has a quota to fill and if they get lazy, they have to hustle to make it. they will lie to you to get you to join. When you are in the military, you go where they need you and when they need you and they don't care if you have children. Even the Navy Reserve get sent on deployments. Your children need you.

In all honesty, the recruiter cannot guarantee you how long you will be away from your children or where you will be based... i can tell you that they will tell you anything to get you to join, they have a quota to meet.