Me and my boyfriend are thinking of getting married within the year. My obstacle is that he is in the army and I am going to school. I want to becom a biology teacher(high school and post-secondary). I am also not sure about the financial situation. Any advice will be much appreciated? The route to take, online degrees, transfering, schloarships, and education benefits for spouses of military.
2007-05-05 12:10:04 · 9 answers · asked by Aron H 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
they are the same as anybody elses.. you fill out the FAFSA and apply for scholarships. Most State insttitions do waive the residency requiremnts for spouses of personnel stationed in their state.
My advice: get your degree FIRST before marrying. if you transfer schools, there is no promise that your credits will also transfer with you, and you may lose a semester or more of progress.
2007-05-05 14:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, if you are talking about the Army, you can't use the GI Bill as a spouse. Second, as an Army wife who is going to college, it is a great move. Look into Spouse scholarships out there. When you get married, check with ACS or the Education center on the base you are at and they will also have more information for you. If you are going to an accredited university, then I wouldn't worry about the credits transfering. I haven't had a problem yet.
The benefits for the spouse has nothing to do with being a military spouse. I chose to get my degree because I wanted to be able to get a good paying job especially when he retires. Go for it and good luck!
2007-05-08 09:00:54 · answer #2 · answered by conroys_girl1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now, there are no specific benefits for spouses. There are several avenues you can go through to try to get a spouse scholarship (i.e. AER has one). There are many schools that offer degrees online as well as on location, that are now offering military families in-state tuition rates to try and help with the prices. The post 9/11 GI Bill goes into effect on 1 Aug 2009 and it can be transferred to 1 family member, but the service member has to have served a minimum amount of years (it is either 6 or 10) in order to qualify for this option. Every post has an education office. You can contact them and see if they have any additional info for you.
2016-05-21 04:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband has been in the military most of our marriage (8 years) and I recieved my bachelors degree last spring and I am currently working on a masters degree. Sure, there are special circumstances to consider while going to school and being married to a service member of any branch, but than again everyone's life has special circumstances. My personally advice is if you guys are for sure going to get married than don't put it off just for your education for several reasons: when you filefor FAFSA and you are under 25 you have to claim parents income- most of the time not a good thing when you and your boyfriend's combined income is probably much less than your parents (at least most college students income is). Second, the military lifestyle is full of adjustments- it really is just part of life- and there is always going to be one thing or another come up that will make you say- lets wait until this is over. It might be education, it might be a deployment, it might be a move etc. There are always excuses to put stuff off and it is working through the hard times together that are going to make you strong.
As for your education. Get online to the higher education accreditation site and find out which online schools are accredited or are considered the 'elitest' as they they are called in the educational world. Choose a school that is top-notch and offers either online classes or distance education classes and than you do not have to worry about transferring credits. One more thing, although they have tried to pass a law which allows family members to use the GI Bill, unfortunately it has not been passed yet (we'll all keep our fingers crossed that this will happen sometime in the near future). As long as you do your research, you'll be fine. Good luck!
2007-05-07 03:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by AFwife 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a military spouse stationed overseas and have been working on my degree for a couple years now. I have not had an issue with transferring credits yet. I currently attend UMUC, F2F and online classes. They take most credits and travel with you, they have multiple locations! Some family services groups offer grants to spouses, usually only a couple hundred but it is something. Also, you will be able to apply for military spouse scholarships. I say if you are ready to get married go for it! Many spouses go to school and finish their degrees without any major problems. Good luck and Congrats on the marriage :)!
Heather
2007-05-05 15:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by Heather D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no specific benefit for military spouses for financial aid for college. There are several scholarships and grants available but they are NOT guaranteed like your boyfriend's GI bill is. You can check out the spouses center on Military.com They have links to specific information.
Plus, I have to agree with the first answer... you should try to finish school first. It's really difficult, not to mention a pain in the butt, when it comes to transferring credit from school to school. As some may not transfer at all, AND you're not guaranteed to be near a major university to begin with.
Good luck
2007-05-05 14:22:43 · answer #6 · answered by rocknrobin21 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My fiancee is stationed at Ft. Pickett, Virginia and is on active duty up there right now... kinda hard because we where suppose to get married, but we had to postpone it because of active duty.. their are a lot of benefits in being a spouse of a military personal including education wise. Except up here were i am we have Liberty University because they do online degrees too (because she wants to be a teacher too)... You can get it done =) just research it a little bit more. I did and found some things but a little to long for this thing lol and i believe as a military spouse you can get tuition asst. too if he is in the Guard.
If he is in the guard then the federal government has this project going on (its only for 14 states though including VA) but here is the website because you said something about being a teacher i figured it might have helped: http://www.spousestoteachers.com/
Good luck and God Bless
2007-05-07 10:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have the education office to help you get scholarshipsand transfer credits....ofcourseyou have to qualify for the scholarships and aid,there is no specific benefit for spouses other than the counselors that help you get things in order. there is however a program for you when you get your teaching degree called spouses to teachers.......basically if your a military spouse enrolled in the program the states that honor it will hire you with a teaching acreditation from any state. so you wont have toget a new license every time you move. and there is DoD schools on just about every base for you to work at.
2007-05-06 10:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by CRmac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok i may be wrong but now i think your husband can transfer his G1 credits to you (if he is notgoing to use it). i know a girl who is trying to do that at the moment.
2007-05-05 23:29:25 · answer #9 · answered by british gurly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋