Research job duties in various branches that would interest them. Compare and contrast a chosen job between different branches as well as other pro's vs con's of different branches.

Consider post service career options depending on what job they focus on.

Prepare for and if possible take the ASVAB and understand what scores allow them to get offered what positions.

Understand contract commitments and if available signing bonuses and those additional commitments that are usually tied to those bonuses. Compare those between branches and jobs.

What is day to day life like for junior enlisted, do you live on board a ship or in a barracks, what is that like. Do you eat in a dinning facility? What does a typical work day look like? This will vary widely between job and duty station even within branches, but is a good starting place to understand what life is going to be like day to day.

Plan a meeting with them at 6:00 am. Tell them they need to show up at 4:00 am for it with everything they own.

At 6:45 am, walk outside and tell them they need to go wait in the hallway outside your room.

At 10:30, walk out into the hallway and tell them they need to take all their stuff back to their houses and then come back.

At 12:30, tell them they only have 10 minutes to eat lunch because they need to be back at your classroom.

At 3:30, bring them in your office and have them sign a sheet of paper with nothing written on it, then send them back in the hallway.

At 5:00, tell them they can't go home until they've swept the entire school and picked up all the cigarette butts in the parking lot.

Tango_Mike said:

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Plan a meeting with them at 6:00 am. Tell them they need to show up at 4:00 am for it with everything they own.

At 6:45 am, walk outside and tell them they need to go wait in the hallway outside your room.

At 10:30, walk out into the hallway and tell them they need to take all their stuff back to their houses and then come back.

At 12:30, tell them they only have 10 minutes to eat lunch because they need to be back at your classroom.

At 3:30, bring them in your office and have them sign a sheet of paper with nothing written on it, then send them back in the hallway.

At 5:00, tell them they can't go home until they've swept the entire school and picked up all the cigarette butts in the parking lot.

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I've never wanted to buy an anonymous person a beer...until now.

You forgot the part where you tell them everyone has to compete an online course before they go home, you can only use one of the 5 computers In the classroom and can't go home or to your barracks rooms to complete it and bring in the certificate the next day

Tango_Mike said:

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Plan a meeting with them at 6:00 am. Tell them they need to show up at 4:00 am for it with everything they own.

At 6:45 am, walk outside and tell them they need to go wait in the hallway outside your room.

At 10:30, walk out into the hallway and tell them they need to take all their stuff back to their houses and then come back.

At 12:30, tell them they only have 10 minutes to eat lunch because they need to be back at your classroom.

At 3:30, bring them in your office and have them sign a sheet of paper with nothing written on it, then send them back in the hallway.

At 5:00, tell them they can't go home until they've swept the entire school and picked up all the cigarette butts in the parking lot.

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Better yet - at 4:45 - announce that you have lost something that is very important, but that nobody can go home until they find the thing that you have lost. Call their parents and tell them they will be staying the night and will not return home until they find the lost item.