Are there any guidelines for single mothers joining the military?
No incentives. In fact, it is illegal for you to sign over custody to someone else JUST to join the military. You may sign over complete physical and legal custody to another person, and join. HOWEVER, you may find it difficult to regain custody at a later time and remain in the military. It has to be justified, not just you want custody again, and if the military does determine that you only relinquished custody to enlist, you could get kicked out. See below: If an applicant is without a spouse and the child or children have been placed in the custody/guardianship of the other parent or another adult by court order prior, or by written custody agreement between parents that is valid under state law prior to application for enlistment, and the applicant is not required to pay support for more than three dependents, then the applicant is eligible to process for enlistment. The court order or custody agreement must clearly indicate that the applicant does not have physical custody of any
