2006-06-06 15:18:15 · 16 answers · asked by Jester 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Montgomery GI Bill: $100/month for 12 months gets you $20,000 or MORE for college tuition.
Medical and dental beneifts at no cost to you. Dependants pay a small fee for dental, but there is no montly fee for Medical.
Basic allowance for housing: if you choose not tolive in the Barracks or ont he ship, you will receive money to help pay for the rent.
Basic Allowance for Substinence: When authorized, money for groceries.
Top notch training.
30 days paid vacation each year.. starting from the first year, earned monthly.
There are other bennies and extra pays, but they vary greatly from job to job.
2006-06-06 15:31:37 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of benefits to joing the military. You get the tangible benefits that many people answering this question listed: GI Bill (money for college), a steady pay check, health/dental care for you and your dependents, free perscriptions, and housing (or money for housing depending on the situation). The real things you get are the intangible benefits. You learn self discipline. You learn how to stay physically fit. You learn how to conquer things you are scared of. You learn how to challenge yourself. You learn about how to work with people whose backgrounds are very different from your own. You will travel (maybe not always to the most desirable locations). You will learn to value the freedoms that our country offers more. All of the people that those who have never joined who chose to speak ill of the military are not qualified to answer the question. Not everyone has a good experience (and the people who have not have a right to their opinions), but I love it.
2006-06-06 19:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by Natasha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Medical coverage, education benefits (Montgonery GI bill), Retirement at half base pay after 20 years, commisary shopping priveleges. Several others. But those are the ones I have particularly taken advantage of.
2006-06-06 15:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by stevemorris1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question should be what do you get that is guranteed? all of the things everyone is telling you you can get, can be taken away at anytime. Education benny's can be lost if you don't keep a certain gpa, insurances and pay can be taken away by congress. and don't bet on veterans preference when it comes to post military employment. Also, you can expect to not be thanked by your fellow citizens for your service, IE: viet Nam vets. They got spit on.
2006-06-06 17:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The medical benefits are awesome
2006-06-06 15:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you're looking for, there is money for schooling, and considering the war situation they are probably giving BIG sign up bonuses. During difficult times like these they will give you just about anything you want.
2006-06-06 15:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did four years in the navy, worked my *** off made a lot friends and now the navy is paying for the college directly and senting me 1100.00 a month just to show up!
2006-06-06 16:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay long enough, you could get
paid college tuition
retirement
medical benefits
2006-06-06 15:20:07 · answer #8 · answered by My Big Bear Ron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A plane ticket to Iraq
2006-06-06 15:26:59 · answer #9 · answered by wanninonni 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
free medical, tax free shopping on base, a steady paycheck, a place to live, money for college, in the AF our life insurance is up to $400,000 good training, free gym.... a lot of resources for everything.. you name it they got it!! you can get you taxes done for free too!!
2006-06-06 16:21:19 · answer #10 · answered by Heather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋