I am looking to join the Air Force, and I would like them to pay off my student loans and hopefully get the GI Bill, but when I talked to my recruiter, he said I could either have one or the other but not both. Im not too concerned about a sign on bonus, but I was wondering is there anyway I can negotiate with them, or is it set in stone?
2007-09-04 00:18:42 · 10 answers · asked by St. L 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The student loans that you racked up on your own, the Air Force will not pay for. You have to pay those loans off. It wasn't on the AF's bill, so there's no need for the AF to waste the money.
As for a bonus...it's not like what the Army is doing, where they dangle 20 grand infront of young'ns with money hungry eyes and those who have no brains. Every Airman get's a couple hundred dollar paycheck within the 90 days of enlistment (usually during or after Basic). It's not much, but it's something.
The Air Force is actually over manned; Airmen are being asked to cross-train, go from Blue to Green *or whichever their choice*, or they are being discharged. The USAF is above sucker punching; there is no enlistment bonus.
Air Force benefits are pretty much set in stone, so there will be little to no room for negotiation.
Take it or leave it buddy.
2007-09-04 01:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Benefits are set in stone...if they negotiate with you, it opens the doors for a whole slew of problems. Everything in the military..pay, housing, educational benefits...is pre-decided and applies to all members equally. You will get pay raises based on when you make rank...and there are set periods of time when you will be eligable and you usually can not make rank any sooner. Your pay will be the exact same as the person with the same rank and time in service...regardless of if one of you has currently has a 9-5 desk job and the other is working 15 hours a day in an mechanical job. Your housing will be determined by rank and the size of your family...and if you are single and newly enlisted you'll spend your first couple of years in the dorms like everyone does. There is no negotiation with the military....you either say yes or no.
2007-09-04 00:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Negotiate--yeah. It all depends on the recruiter. You can go to 10 recruiters in one city from the AF and get 10 different stories sometimes. The key is to get your verbal guarntees as written guarantees in writing, including college, and bonses.
Sometimes the service recruiter will tell you that you qualify for a college bonus once you get to your first command but you have to have this in writing as a guarantee before entry.
At time of entry you will be allowed to write down all verbal guarantees. There is nothing they can do but get pissed about it and argue with you--which is a good sign that they are dishonest. Try bringing a tape recorderer with you (check the law first for your state).
Never sign same day!!!
Actual bonuses and money is set in stone. For example you can negotiate getting a bonus, but you can't negotiate the amount set by law. The key is they can negotiate you down by not offering you every bonus possible. Sometimes by joining easy if you would, you disqualify yourself from higher rank, better pay, and bigger bonses, so be careful.
Once in boot camp a person in an office will confirm all bonses and promises. However every bonus and promise is contingent on you telling the truth. You will sign a letter on entry stating you have no indebtedness, and the recruiter will ask you and make it easy with a friendly smile. But in boot camp they ask you with a frown and if you hesitate or say oh well one time I ordered CD's and I never got them and they didn't come in the mail and I don't know really--Forget it you will receive no bonus even if you can get a certified letter from the CD company later, they will say you are a liar....
The US Military works very hard to rob individuals who are young and gulible out of their promises.
2007-09-04 02:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt that they will pay anything toward any existing loans since they existed beforehand. You will be eligible for the GI Bill regardless of what the recruiter says, and you can get a sign on bonus to use how you see fit-Pay the loans off!
Jim
2007-09-04 00:25:59 · answer #4 · answered by jim1965_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay-grades are the comparable in step with rank / time in service. The air rigidity does not furnish examine in bonuses, because of the fact the do no longer 'want' people. The Air rigidity is extra of a kinfolk orientated branch, the deployments only accepted 4-6 months the place because of the fact the army is sort of 15 months. the army does get lots extra action (which would be considered as a good or undesirable ingredient on your section) i've got been instructed by using various people in the two branches that the residing situations in the Air rigidity are extra valuable than in the army, so in actuality the AF gets pampered extra. the two branches furnish the MGI invoice, so there's a school coaching for the two. and that i think you may rank up quicker in the army.
2016-12-12 17:41:49 · answer #5 · answered by boven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know about the air force but in the army nothing is set in stone. and i believe everybody has the choice of the gi bill because you pay for it. it's not like they are giving it away. it's $100 a month for a year.
2007-09-04 00:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by Scott S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh NO, this ain't Burger King. Additionally the Air Force is so overmanned that they do NOT have to be offering ANY kinds of incentives to join period.
CLRP is not available to everyone, and there is a limit to how much they will pay off..and it can only pay off Federal Student Loans, not private ones.
2007-09-04 00:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All regulations are negotiable and benefits could be approved as long as these are tackled in proper forums.
2007-09-04 03:52:17 · answer #8 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set in stone....It is one or othe other...The military in its thinking is this....You want your loans paid off you must be done with school......You CAN get TA in the military if you take courses while in to finish your degree.
2007-09-04 00:26:04 · answer #9 · answered by frederick t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You are looking for an idiot dude. Pay your own debts.
2007-09-04 01:48:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋