2007-10-23 13:09:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
What school are you talking about? You get education benefits that you can use. Which means that you can take classes while in the service, or you can take them when you are out. You choose to use them or not choose to use them. They don't make you do anything.
2007-10-23 13:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a couple of the folks are incorrect. You can use your GI Bill while on active duty (I believe it is after 1 year), but it is not a good idea to do so. The GI bill is paid in 36 monthly increments. If you go to school full time you get 1/36th of your GI Bill monthly, but if you are considered part time (which you will be taking night and weekend classes on active duty) then you get about half of that. The other half is forfeited. So another words, if your not a full time student, you lose about half of your GI Bill.
The Army also has a program called Green to Gold (I am a product of this program). If accepted, you are discharged from the army with a contract stating how long you have to complete your four year degree then you will be commissioned as a 2LT. You will recieve a scholarship from the Army for ever how many years (up to 4) you need to graduate. The approving board meets once yearly and most soldiers serve at least 2 years of their initial contract before being accepted.
2007-10-24 17:57:24 · answer #2 · answered by bkgaddis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two main kinds of education benefits: GI Bill & Tuition Assistance. GIBill is a program you choose to enroll in that takes about $20/mo from your pay & the govt matches your contribution. Then you can use it after your first enlistment is up & have 10yrs to use it up or lose it, but you can use it for things beyond just college, like flight school & stuff like that. Tuition Assistance works while you are in and pays up to a set amount (4500) per fiscal year.
The problem is you don't have a lot of time to use your benefits while you are serving, and a lot of people by the time they get out have a family to support and need an income off the job training they already have, so the percentage of people that actually tend to get their degree that way is low. On the other hand, people in the national guard get the same benefits and CAN use them while serving. The avg education level turns out MUCH higher. Same for the reserves, but with the guard the state also has a program too. That does vary from state to state, but in mine they give an additional 4500/yr. That 9k adds up to free school for me.
2007-10-23 13:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by djack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about using your GI bill the answer is yes. If you want to go to school while you are on active duty you can do that as well. It may be hard to do now as most units are deploying and it is hard to start a class if you know you are leaving before the semester is over.
2007-10-23 13:14:47 · answer #4 · answered by Yurhynis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In short, if you want to use your GI Bill, you'll have to have served your time, and done so in an honourable manner.
2007-10-24 10:26:46 · answer #5 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you finish basic and AIT and you go to your regular unit, and depending on training missions, you can sign up to go to college.
2007-10-23 13:14:41 · answer #6 · answered by Bubba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋