PLeASE HELP?

Question

Im a junior in high school in Indiana. Ive always been religious and to go into the Military. But I want some kind of college, whats something that can combine these two things?

Ive always thought of becoming a Priest, but I dont know where I would get the money to go through college and then seminary school, my parents have about 20,000 which Im not complaining about at all but still, Im just kind of lost at what I should do; any help at all?

Answer 1

the military GI Bill is what you need. A few year in the military and you get your college paid for.

Answer 2

Some schools offer the Reserve Officer Training Corps program (ROTC). At least that's what the air force calls it...I'm not sure if it is the same name for the other branches. Anyway, they pay your tuition and send you to school for four years. While you're in school, you participate in the ROTC through a certain number of classes and training programs. Once you graduate, you serve in the military for I think a minimum of 5 years, then you can either decide to keep with it or go for a civilian job.

If you want college, the military, and you need financial aid, it's an awesome deal.

You could possibly do seminary once you were done with the military. I'm not sure which denomination you are, but many churches raise money to help people through seminary, so there would be some help from that possibly.

Answer 3

I'm not sure if the $20,000 is savings or salary, but if their income is low, you become more eligible for financial aid in the form of grants. Even without those, you can get things like loans and work-study. Since you want to go into the military, have you considered ROTC of some sort? I work at a Catholic university, and we have a fair number of students who are in the ROTC program. It might be a good fit for you (assuming the priesthood you are talking about is Catholic, and not something else).