I really dont want to take out loans and if i cant afford college after this year, ill probably try joining the marines. since i come from a marine family. i think itd be an awesome job anyway, so its not all about money.
2007-08-10 19:34:06 · 8 answers · asked by rissa 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
If you enlist, your full time job will be the military and you will not be finishing up school for a while.. not at all during Boot camp and training, and probably not right away once you hit the Fleet either, as you will be required to get Qual'd.
eventually, you may be able to take a class here and there and use Tuition Assistance. Afterwards, you will have the GI Bill, but that won't cover all of your expenses either.
If you go ROTC, you may or may not be offered a scholarship or contract, especially since you have already gone 2 years without being involved.
alternatively, you could take out loans, then enlist with a College Loan Repayment Program(not open to Officers though)
2007-08-11 01:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out ROTC.
Here is some info on the marines ROTC program:
https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/
https://web.mcrc.usmc.mil/G3/Officer/mcrc(on)%20main.htm
This is a list of colleges and universities with NROTC units:
https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/colleges.cfm
The length, value, and terms of ROTC scholarships vary by service. All services offer four-year scholarships that include full tuition, books, fees, and a monthly tax-free stipend.
However, three-, two-, and even one-year ROTC scholarships are also available, which are all well worth inquiring about. Some services offer health-related or Nurse ROTC program variations, and the U.S. Navy even has an ROTC program at a variety of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
http://www.military.com/Education/Content?ESRC=ggl_rotc.kw&file=ROTC.htm
So you still have time to do it even though you have completed some college already. So look into it.
Good Luck
2007-08-11 04:01:09 · answer #2 · answered by ckamk1995 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
since youre a sophomore you couldnt get the rotc scholarships but you can still join... with rotc you could take out a loan but have the assurance that the military will cover it later on. you workout with them and take special military classes along with your college classes and then after you graduate college you serve active a couple years.. thats how it was for air force rotc anyways.. i dated 2 guys who did it.. and then married one.. haha :)
2007-08-10 22:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look into ROTC. There are two plans with scholarships (at least for the Air Force if you are 26 or younger when you are commissioned): four-year (too late for that) and two-year (jr/sr years). The main difference is that field training is a couple of weeks longer in the two-year plan.
2007-08-10 20:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope your gonna have to serve before they dish out any college funds.
2007-08-10 19:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
DO YOU THINK THEY WILL LET YOU STAY IN COLLEGE AND GRADUATE AND THEN GO IN.SORRY IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT .LEAVE COLLEGE JOIN THE MARINES AFTER 4 YEARS THEN GO BACK AND FINISH SCHOOL.
2007-08-10 19:48:59 · answer #6 · answered by Teenie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ROTC scholarships, but the competition is intense.
2007-08-10 19:45:30 · answer #7 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope -- you have to fulfill your duties before you get those benefits.
2007-08-10 19:40:52 · answer #8 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋