I am approximately two years away from finishing my college degree, I have one semester left followed by a full year and an additional semester, putting me one semester behind graduating in four years! It will also add another 40,000 dollars to the amount someone will one day paying back to Sallie Mae!!! I have really wanted to join the air force to serve my country, learn a skill, meet new people and travel before I settle down in my civilian lifestyle and hopefully start a family! My question is how hard is it to finish your degree while in the Air Force and how long will it take? Or is it perhaps better to join after graduating(I don't want to be an officer) and serve my country travel work in something that supports the mission of the air force, and use tuition assistance and my GI bill to get my MBA while enlisted? I mostly want to know how long it takes to finish your degree, and from the outside looking in which is most beneficial?
2007-02-27 16:25:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Finish school then enlist if you still want to. Put more thought into being a officer. More pay, higher retirement payments. You will need the extra to pay back the loan.
2007-02-27 16:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by ambernpeach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest sticking it out and finishing your school before you enlist in the service. Some of my friends that are in the military had wanted to take up the idea of schooling but with being in the military it can sometimes be a challenge. You have to keep in mind that by joining the military there is a high chance you will often be moved around and stationed to different places. This would make it hard to finish your degree if your stationed somewhere while trying to finish your degree. (unless the military dosent do any stationing untill people finish their degrees).
I think it would be nice to have someone else pay for college yes, but unless you are prepared to maybe have to jump some hurdles to finish your schooling as well as never knowing how busy you will be if you will be able to properly finish, then this option might be for you.
Since you are thinking of going to grad school anyways, it's probably better to first finish your college degree and then enlist in the air force and then have them pay and start going towards your MBA during that time so you at least safly completed a bachelors degree and can get used to the air force lifestyle and then go back to school.
2007-02-28 00:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by N K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
financially speaking, join and let the gov. pay the bills. You will be better in the long run. Of course your soul will be theirs until your time is up. I am paying for my daughter college now. She has graduated and I will be paying for a long time. My younger brother joined the Air Force and did well in their testing and course they gave. He came out with his degree and they paided for it all. Of course he did have to re-enlist once to finish and they were not happy with him once he finished his college and his time was up. They want him to stick around. My younger brother went on to find himself a great life and family and makes great money loving what he does. Good luck to you
2007-02-28 00:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by freesample1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋