I mean i am confused... even if i decided to just go to nursing school or something. what would i sign on as? Also how does all of that work? (them paying for college and everything)
2007-08-24 10:33:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
DO NOT JOIN THE NATIONAL GUARD JUST TO PAY FOR SCHOOL
Take out a loan........my nephew bought into that one weekend a month 2 weeks a year crap and he's in Iraq....they also screw you around for your school money.
2007-08-24 10:43:15 · answer #1 · answered by jm1970 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the other posters that enlisting in the National Guard to pay for medical school is not the best way to get through medical school. If the military is something that interests you, you may want to check out the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (in short, the military's medical school) at: http://www.usuhs.mil/ USUHS has a superb reputation for both its medical school and nursing program.
Something else you might want to consider is the National Health Service Corps (http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/) They offer scholarships in return for service.
In addition, there are so many new loan programs available for medical school (even if you have no cosigners or credit history) that I would exhaust each of them before resorting to enlisting in the National Guard.
It's not that I'm against the National Guard, but anything that diverts your time and attention from medical school is a detriment. Secondly, the money that the Guard would provide would not pay for the school and living expenses, so you'd still have to scramble for additional funds.
2007-08-26 00:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry steph but all these guys are leading you astray. I'm not sure what the name of the program is but if you already have a degree in pre-med, you can get the army to send you to medical school. I'm not sure if the national guard has this program or not, but you can do it if you go active duty. It is pretty competitive to get into, but if you have a degree and get accepted, you'll go to an army medical school, which they pay for, and you'll also get paid as a 2nd LT while doing so. Once you graduate from med school you'll owe the army 10-12 yrs of service though. I don't know if a regular recruiter would be a good person to talk to about this, I kind of doubt it, just don't let them coerce you into enlisting. I'd find an ROTC recruiter at the nearest college and ask them about it. You can also research army med school on line and see what you can find.
2007-08-24 20:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yo dont just sign on. you have to qualify jsut like joining the army , take test , a physical test all sorts of tests and fill out all kinds of paperwork. go to basic training and then take your AIT which is your assigned job training in the unit. then when you graduate you report once a month and two weeks a yr for as long as you signed up. 4 yrs or 6 yrs etc.its called the GI bill and if you qualify they pay for part of your college not all.
2007-08-24 10:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO!!! Please dont do it!! They will send you straight to Iraq!! I promise you this! Recruiters LIE!! They even get points for the people they sign up! Dont believe anything they say! I have two friends in Iraq right now that they yanked right out of college and set their boots on the ground. Just take out a loan or something.
2007-08-24 10:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by ♥willow♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't just walk up to a recruiter and say: I want to be a medical doctor and have you guys pay for it. That particular program is EXTREMELY hard to get into. You must first qualify with regards to entrance standards, and then you must be selected into the Service. THEN you compete for a Medical Commission.
2007-08-24 12:40:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋