Military folks....need help

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Okay. I'm thinking of joining the Navy reserves. Here's my problem; I have bad credit now. Up until last year, I had a 700 credit score. I got laid off from my job, went unemployed for a few months, found another job, and got laid off from there too. During this time, I fell behind on my mortage and basically everything else for the first time in my life. Now I'm facing foreclosure and unless this short sale I have going gets approved, it's going to happen by next week. Will a foreclosure and all those negative hits on my credit keep me from getting in? Or will it just affect what jobs I'll be able to qualify for? I tried Googling the answer but couldn't find one. Thanks.