is the army reserve a good option. is it hard going to college and doing the reserve at the same time. what are the pros and cons to doing this
2007-01-13 08:31:26 · 7 answers · asked by wonder 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The pros are: Money for college through the tuition and GI bill programs, money for weekend drills, money from annual training, training in a skill, and serving your country.
The cons: That may depend on your perception. If your unit is deployed then that will extend the amount of time it takes to finish college.
I was in the Army Reserve when I was in college. I was in ROTC too. The weekend reserve duty didn't really impact my studies. I was a computer science major and that took a huge portion of time but I probably wasted more time with intramural sports than with anything else.
I have been Army Reserve, Active Duty, and National Guard. For what you are talking about I'd recommend that you at least talk to a National Guard recruiter. I missed out on a lot of school money when I was USAR because I just didn't know what was available through the National Guard. A lot fo the benefits are the same but some states kick in extra tuition & books money.
2007-01-13 15:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by k3s793 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is now. The reserves are being called up to the go to war more often for a least a year or more. Join ROTC instead. You won't get called up while you're in school.
2007-01-13 08:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by aalma00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pros should be obvious....money, adventure, life experience etc. The cons are you WILL be deployed and you WILL miss school, but to me, that is a small price to pay to serve your country. You will have something to be proud of and your degree, even if it took an extra year or two won't matter.
Good luck.
2007-01-13 10:21:30 · answer #3 · answered by Curt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simultaneous membership program allows seniors in high school to go to basic training, then start college and are enrolled in ROTC, after their freshmen year they go to job training and then are contracted to ROTC. They are not deployable until after ROTC and then they have to go through officer training. If you do not do this program, the Army reserves can pay for your college, pending you qualify.
2007-01-13 09:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by BlairBear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reserve are being called up for Iraq now and they just lifted the limit on national guard deployments so if you were to join the guard or reserves and get called up you have to leave college.
2007-01-13 08:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by melissaw219 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pros
paycheck
chicks dig it
you have plans for one weekend of every month
reservists get coddled
con
if you start failing, they can activate you
If you don't maintain full-time student status, they can deploy you.
reservists get coddled
2007-01-13 08:41:27 · answer #6 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pros
fight for country, collage money, fun,retirement, get away from wife for weekends
cons
none
2007-01-13 12:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by junior85323 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋