it is easy to hear people saying they got a degree while serving in military nowdays.
i am underaged yet and i just want to know how that's possible.
Don't people who serve in military have to live in the base(or not...).
Does that mean our soldiers are allowed to attend classes in universities while being on duty?
im thinking about serving in the air force or the air national guard.
which one would help me better to get a degree in an university if it works out that way?
2007-01-02 16:45:12 · 21 answers · asked by Hansol C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Well, there are a few ways you can serve in the military and go to college.
1.) You can enlist in the service and find out where you are going to be stationed. Once you know where your base is, you can attend classes at a near by college.
2.) ROTC or the officer training corp. You attend college as normal, but also take ROTC courses. When you complete this, you will enter the service as an officer.
3.) If you join the reserves, they will station you where ever you will live. This way you can choose the college you want to go to. In the reserves you only serve one weekend a month and two weeks a year. Unless of course it is time of war, like now, and then you will be in the military full time.
4.) You can go to a military college. For you it would be the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. You better have great grades and great character references. These are very hard schools to get into.
5.) You can do your stint in the service. It used to be 4 years, but not sure if that changed. Then, when you leave the service, they will pay for your schooling if that is what you choose.
Please remember, if you join the service now, you may not get to go to school immediately because they may send you to Iraq after you complete your training. Best of luck.
2007-01-02 16:56:02 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Mojo Risin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ROTC is a good way to go. I suggest you don't join the Air Force without a college degree since most of its members are officers. The National Guard or Army Reserves are other avenues. In many states the National Guard offers better incentives and cash bonuses to join.
2007-01-02 16:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by dg6306 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many Bases have Colleges that offer courses on base. The Air Force Base where I live has a few courses I have taken from Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado.
2007-01-02 16:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join the Guard. There are different levels of commitment in the Guard. From one weekend a month, to full time. Choose whichever is right for you. Either way you can stay in your home state, and attend classes on your off time by actually attending the university and/or utilizing on-line classes... and you don't have to deploy to the Desert (but, you can, if you want).
2007-01-02 22:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by hunting wabbit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, i am a military wife and the soldiers had a school on post that they could attend classes but this is the army, not sure if it's the same for the airforce. Also, there are certain online schools and stuff that they will pay for you to go to, i think u have to talk to them first and let them know the school that u want to attend and as long as you work your school schedule around your work schedule once u graduate basic, then u can go to school online or off campus, but of course, it has to be a campus close by. Hoep this helps.
2007-01-02 16:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by carolina_smurrfgurl 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Military bases have education centers that have satellite classes from universities such as U. of Maryland. Military members take classes there en the evenings and have block classes that are held on weekends.
Most bases in the US are near cities that also have educational opportunities. The military believes in allowing as much time as possible for military members to achieve their educational goals.
2007-01-02 16:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by Carol B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of ways to get a degree while serving. Obviously if you are deployed it will be tough, but various study programs (correspondence, evening classes, internet, etc.) are available when you live on bases, even overseas. Ask a recruiter. They'll have all the info you need.
2007-01-02 16:57:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Took me 20 years to finish a degree program going at night. Went to 7 different colleges. The military has made it easier, but you will still go without a lot of sleep. There are programs of many kinds, but essentially you will complete 2 years at night on your own.
2007-01-02 16:51:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son took his first class while he was on his way to Iraq. There are real college professors on the naval ships to teach courses to Marines and Navy personnel. There are also courses that can be taken online, and many junior colleges and universities now have branches on or near military bases.
2007-01-02 20:52:36 · answer #9 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask a recruiter. I think you are going to college while you are active duty and stationed in the town where the college is. Or if you wait until you are discharged you can use your GI bill to pay for college. I think you only have to serve for 18 months.
2007-01-02 16:47:18 · answer #10 · answered by San Diego 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋