does a person have to go away alot if they join the military?

Question

my husband wants to join the military, he's a pilot.will it help his career?and would they send him away all the time? would he have to go to iraq? would the help him pay for college? he has to get a college degree to really make it in his career

Answer 1

Yes. Im answering this question while currently deployed for the military.

Yes, he would have to go wherever the current situation needs him. Right now, that is the Iraq area.

Yes, it will help him pay for college. They have programs like that and he can get 100% tuition assistance while in the military, (if he has time to go to classes).

Good luck.

Answer 2

Depending on which military branch he decides to join, will depend on how much your husband will be gone. And to really make it in the military, you do not need a college degree (the military will help him and you to pay your way through). To really make it in his career, your husband cannot put things on the back burner, and will have to work hard to acheive certain things. In the end, it's worth the fight.

Marines and Army are the ones that are deployed most often, going to places like Iraq and Afghanistan. Navy-the longest ship deployment that I know of is up to a year (but every one in the Navy has to do it at some point), and the shortest is 4-6 months boat time.

As for the Air Force-it may look like we don't deploy, but we do. The only thing that you'd have to deal with first is the length of a TDY. Some are only a week, but then again some last up to a month given what kind of work or class it is. If your husband is a pilot, then you should tell him to consider the Air Force (Billy D and Mrsjb are wrong-you don't need college time to become an AF Pilot-make sure he has 20 20 vision-if not, he can get correctional surgery). He can get great flying time if he choses this branch, and he won't be gone as much as Marines and Army members. The AF family time and life are great, and we have cleaner bases to live on.

At one point in your husband's military career, he will deploy (4 - 6 months, maybe a year). Iraq is the main one right now, as well as Afghanistan and Kuwait, so he will end up in one of those countries. I had to deal with the deployment's (twice) with my father, and soon I have to deal with my husband being deployed for up to 6 months. Deployments are hard to deal with especially with loved ones, but there are family support centers and groups to help you get through.

Answer 3

oh tess, thats a hard question..Is he a commercial pilot??
Without college behind him, he will probably not become a pilot in the military, so helping in the flying career... probably not. He will in fact be gone a lot.. and probably Iraq. The military does help pay for college when he gets out, but with the state colleges, grants and loans, most anyone can afford to get their BA, BS or whatever, even if they have to work part time and live a little less confortable. He can also look into ROTC and the benefits of it during his college time.. they may pay him a stipend, and that with the loans available and other grants, you can live pretty well going to college. Of course there is payback with ROTC... I think 4 years required duty after college. but iraq will be history by then..

Answer 4

He will be away alot yes if you are married how evr you can go where ever he goes and live in military housing . He will have to go to Iraq or maybe somewher eles most have to do at least 15 months in iraq. the career fields out there are great and college will be paid for all medical also.He need to go to the local recuiter and ask all the questions he wants a answer for and You need to go as well . I wish you both the best

Answer 5

He would be stationed at a base for roughly a year, but that depends on military needs and the type of planes he has been checked out on. Going to Iraq is very likely but I believe he can not be an officer without a University Education...most pilots (graduates of universities) as entered as 0-2, a Lt. junior grade in the Navy but as a Lieutenant in the Army and Air Force. Yes, the military can help him with the G.I. Bill. You should call a local recruiter to ask about the chance to fly but I think it is unlikely. We did have Warrant Officers flying helicopters in Vietnam, and they hadn't graduated from Universities. Then if you are told no...he would enter the military as an E-1, the lowest position or a recruit.

Answer 6

he won't be a pilot in the military. he needs to get his education to do that. only officers are pilots....well, at least in the marine corps.
my husband works on F-18 jets and all the pilots are officers.

anyway...
yes, he'll go away alot. even if we weren't at war, they would still have training deps for weeks or months at a time.
yes, they will help pay for school.
if he joins while we're in iraq, then he will probably have to do a tour. maybe more than one. the army deploys to iraq for a long time. my husband was only there for about 7 months. that's better than 1.5 years.

good luck and take care.

Answer 7

since he does no thave a 4 year College degree already, the only place he could be a pilot is inthe Army's Warrant officer Program, where he would fly helicoopters. Otherwise, his aviation training would be of no use to the military.

Yes, he will be gone a lot.. as long as 15 months at a time, with numerous shorter time periods as well. additionally, the possibility does exist tha the will be sent to duty stations where you would not be allowed to join him.

His chances of going to Iraq or someplace similar are very high. 100% if he were to join Army or Marines, slightly less if he were to go AF, CG or Navy.

he can sign up for the GI Bill,which for an initial contribution of $1200 he can get a return of $35000 or so to use towards college

Answer 8

Your husband can always join the National Guard. See, every state has its own militia- a state-run military. When you go guard, you don't have to be on the same long tours as active duty and don't have to leave your local area--- that's because there's a base within driving distance from most any major city. If you're a Guardsman, you do your drill weekend once a month and then your training every year (lasts up to a month, depending on your specialty). Here's the catch, if your husband wants to go in as a pilot, he'd go in as an officer. Officers don't get the super-great tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment that enlisted personnel get. enlisted time is a great thing if you want to become an officer though. See, officers out rank enlisteds by simple technicality. You can have a guy with twenty years in and time in theatre and decorations out the wazoo and some punk kid straight out of college can walk up, test in, go to OTS (officer training), and immediately outrank him- just by technicality. Officers without enlisted time don't get the same respect in the service as those with. Depending on what sort of aircraft he flies, he may have to choose this sort of base or that- not all bases have all sorts of aircraft- that also depends on how long he's willing to go to military flight school and how long he's willing to be training.

Something he might want to consider, just based on what you've told me, is joining the guard and doing his weekends. They'll pay for his school and repay old student loans while he does one weekend a month. He's a pilot so he'd probably do well in a flight support position. I know it's not flying, but it'll allow him to get the school b'fits. After taking advantage of the school b'fits, your hubby could go on to become an officer and fly. In the meantime, he could continue with his civilian job as a pilot. He'll probably have to go to Iraq- but Guard does not have the super-long deployments like active duty.

Answer 9

If you are in the military, you will get deployed to war zones, that is a fact of life, so decide if this is what yoiu want, before you sign on the dotted line.

Answer 10

This will largely depend on some information that seems to be missing from your question, such as:

What country are you from?
Which countries military he wants to join?
Which branch of the military he wants to join?