US NAVY Education?

Question

My husband is going to join the US NAVY.This week he is going in to get more information he already past the test.He wants to get a degree while enlisted in the navy.Is it guarenteed?What does he tell his recruiter?Some people say make sure he is gaurenteed A school?any advice?Thanx

Answer 1

With effort, getting a college degree is quite possible. It is not guarenteed though. There is a very high quality program to create a pool of money for college in the future. He should definately invest in that.

The school people are talking about is the trade school that the Navy is hiring your husband to do...it is mostly guarenteed, (needs of war and all that) Unless all goes to ****, he will get that schooling...but rarely is there a direct coorelation between the mil job and civilian jobs. So be sure to motivate him to get the civilian schooling as well.

Answer 2

A college degree and an "A" School are not the same thing. If he wants to earn a college degree while on active duty he can, but that is all up to him and his motivation to get it done. The Navy will pay for his education through tuition assistance. But he still has to go to work everyday and duty come first before his schooling. People do it everyday, but if he doesn't sacrifice a lot of his personal life and work his butt off to get it it won't happen. My husband just finished his second degree in nuclear engineering. He has been active duty Navy for 16 years. An "A" school is the school he will go to be taugh his job for whatever rating he chooses. That is guarnateed IF he chooses a job that has an "A" School. That means he needs to choose a designated rate and not un-designated Seaman, Airman or Fireman. It is very hard to go undesignated now so he shouldn't have a problem. Anything that is typed on his contract is guarnateed. If it's not on his contract it will not happen. He needs to ask lots of questions of the classifier when he is at MEPS.

Answer 3

There are lots of chances for education and getting college education in the Navy. The military and 90% of colleges have agreements to transcribe military training and experience into college credits. Depending on his career field he can get a good number of credits towards college degree. There is also Tuition Assistance (TA) which pays 100% of college tuition, lab fees and enrollment fees for college courses. He will also be offered to sign up for Montgomery G.I. Bill, basically he donates $100 a month for 12 months, and the G.I. Bill give about 40,000 toward college education up to 10 years after honorable discharge. Every base that he goes to will have a Navy college office that have representatives from various local and national colleges that will be happy to help determine how many credits he has, and how many needed for a degree. Yes many of the colleges offer distance learning (Internet based) classes. There are also other programs available through the military CLEP tests, DANTES, and PLATO. When he is at the MEPS station he should also ask about the Navy College Fund, and get it guaranteed in his enlistment, as well as his "A" school guaranteed.

Answer 4

no. getting a 4 year degree is not guarenteed.

getting an A school is. BUT they only guarentee him a slot in school.. passing the school he has to do on his own.

the opportunities to continue your education while on Active duty are there, but they will, by necessity, fall second to the mission. there is Tuition assistance, where the Navy will pay for up to 15 credit hours per year while on Active duty. Then there is the GI BIll , whioch will net up to $35 thousand to contiunue education after getting out.

he will NOT be allowed to persue an education while in training. he will need to get permission from his Chain of command to start college classes while in the Fleet. doing it on shore duty is easier than if he was at sea. Every base has an education center, many with college campuses on base, where he can get information.

Answer 5

You husband can take college level courses while in the service. Any college course he desires. If guaranteed a school and for any reason he cannot pass the course, he will be sent to sea as an E2 or E3. He will then "Strike" for a rating of his choice.

During that time, he can study any course offered by any accredited school in the U.S.. Most of the intelligent service members take correspondence courses while at sea.

If your husband applies himself, he can obtain a degree in four years, or be well on his way to a degree.

Whatever he does, support him. Do not nag him, "YOU HAVE TO......" will get on his nerves, he will be hearing others tell him what to do constantly, he will need your support. Give him every bit he needs, and he will complete his degree.

Answer 6

most schools (colleges )won't accept the on-line credits earned by our military, only a handful do, Old Dominion , Texas tech are the two that do. My brother is having a hard time finding a school where he does not have to leave home again. All colleges are required by law to accpet the gi bill .

Answer 7

my principal is a lieutenant colonel in the marines and just got sent into iraq but is also taking some edjucational courses so your husband will probably be aloud to to

Answer 8

don't join unless your husband really want to die for the freedom of Iraqis.

Answer 9

if he fails to hold up his end of the contract ; they send him where they want to. if does good thru the schools they will do what they agreed on. it's all there in the contract.