military then college?

proud_mom_2
Mon, 10 May 2010 10:45:45 +0000

My understanding is that the military has agreements with over 700 universities throughout the country for automatic admittance of military personel and all you would have to do is fill out a simple form. Easier admission, generous GI bill that you do not have to pay into anymore and real world experience. You will also receive college credit from training and the schools are mandated to accept it. Win - win situation all the way around.

Now, a friend of mine who is a retired Navy Captain told me last week he would only recommend new recruits to join either the Navy, the Air Force or the Coast Guard because the other two areas have high casualties. Personally, I don’t have any stats to back that up, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they exist. These above three areas also require the highest ASVAB score and even though the “official” ASVAB score required is in the mid 30 range, my son’s recruiter told him and other recruits that the demand to join is so high they are not taking anyone with less than a mid 50 range. If you are college material that shouldn’t be a problem. My son said the test was really easy, but he did score as high as you can on it (99). He is going to boot camp with the Air Force next month and then will be trained in Intellegence gathering, something far away from combat so I am happy.