My son is 18 and is a junior in High School. He was kept back a year and is also special ed. (math only) He want's to join the army but I'm not sure he will make it to graduation. WIll the army accept you with a ged? Thank you
2007-09-04 21:03:11 · 8 answers · asked by red 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
YES a GED will allow him to join but if he scores low on the ASVAB then he will more than likely only be qualified for a combat MOS like infantry tanker scout artillery or mortars
but he will also recive college benifits so he can make a future for himself as well gaining life expeinice you cant get anywhere else
2007-09-04 22:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by icearmy2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do accept GED's. The only problem however is that your son will be required to take the ASVAB - an aptitude test that measures many subjects, including math. The math portion however is pretty easy, but if he completely fails it, it could bring his score down too low and he might have to wait until he can pass it. Also, the better he does on every portion of the test, the better selection of jobs and opportunities he will have in the Army.
2007-09-05 00:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by Voice of Liberty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GED is acceptable. He will also have to pass the ASVAB test before the Army will recruit him. If I remember correctly the min is 35 or 36 total and that is just good enough to get into the infantry.
2007-09-04 21:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by Geo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they will accept a GED but there is an entrance test that he will need to pass. And if he has recieved money for being disabled, not services but money from Social Security, it will be more difficult.
2007-09-04 22:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Bob D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, but only a very few each year and his options will be much more limited. he must also score higher on the ASVAB(50 instead of 31 for Army)
he'd be MUCH better off sticking it out and graduating.
2007-09-05 03:27:41 · answer #5 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 23:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they will. As long as he has some type of certificate saying he graduated he will be good to go.
2007-09-04 21:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by Brian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they will.
2007-09-04 21:09:50 · answer #8 · answered by panzerfahrer81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋