what are yalls opinions about enlisting in the national guard these days?
active duty wont take me but the guard is welcoming me with open arms and the tuition assistance and reserve gi bill are something i could really use right now to better myself.
i dont know much about the guard, i know it can only help tho if you have an agenda...let the govt pay for school, I dont know if its the guard or reserve that do training like everyweekend in a month but that cant be that bad. Although Im sure Guard doesnt get 100% benefits in some initiatives but some is better than none. Do that shit. Just pick a branch.
If your joining the military for school and want a degree, JOIN THE GUARD. Do not let the AD recruiters sweet talk you, tis hard as shit to complete a degree program on active.
I'm Air Guard so thats really the only thing I can say. But keep in mind that the Army Guard can deploy somewhat often. Also I dont know about the Army Guard, but in the Air Guard its hard as shit to jump onto Active Duty, so IF that is true of the army guard, you gotta decide if you want a career or go to college.
Finally try and get a job with a bonus and kicker (but nothing crazy like infantry or whatever).
The thing about the reserves is make sure you qualify for the college fund and tuition assistance.
For the Navy Reserve you have to be activated for 120 days consecutive. SO that means, to get them to pay for your classes, you have to be called up for at least 4 months. Most college students cant stay out that long. But there are ways around that.
1. Find out if the school you want to attend take credits from an online school. That way you can continue your education while being deployed. Most online classes are 8-10 weeks.
2. Make arrangement considering you will training hard for the first couple of months. Dont schedule classes until you know you will be settled down for at least 3 months. That means you will not be going spot to spot for various reasons.
3. Have all financial paperwork submitted before registering for class. You might not get approved.
4. Have all your registeration paperwork ready before you send in financial paperwork. You might get apporved but there is a short window to apply. (I had one where I had to get approved within 12 hours or no tuition assistance.)
And finally............
5. Check your state to see if they have financial assistance for military personnel. Ga has a program for reservist. It has the same requirements as the reserves does. Read it thoroughly and call the helpdesk for clarification. Rather be safe than sorry.
Set my heart on the Seabees as soon as i graduate next year feb.
Either a CM or CE.
go CM and get your civil engineering degree ASAP
go CE and get your electrical engineering degree ASAP
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Ayo Caddo, what's your rate?
SK bruh!!!! Well now LS.
You are getting up there bruh! we have discussed this plenty of times. The Meridian days!!!!!!!!!
AK here.....did almost 6 yrs......I couldnt wait to get out of Meridien, that was place was depressing while I was there
My gawd NTC Meridian is the worst. I was there in 1991 so you know there was'nt shit going on down there. We used to rent out the top floor of the HoJo and throw parties other than that it was a shit hole!
Shit you straight, osan is a good spot. I smashed plenty of airforce chicks and korean locals comming down from sueol to party, eventhough i was in suwon...army gets no love they put us in shitholes
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Stationed in San Diego, just got orders in Hawaii for sea duty at a VP Squadron.
Hit my 2 year mark in June.
I was stationed in San Diego on North Island. I hated that place, boring as fuck but nice scenery. Crossing tha Coranado Bay bridge had me shook at first. And if you did'nt have wheels that sucked as well. But we used to party on the marine base, man I copped plenty chics out of there. But I started out in the ship yard in Philly then we went around the horn to get to San Diego. My homeboy been in Hawaii for 4 years now. Pearl Harbor, been there like 5 x's
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active duty wont take me but the guard is welcoming me with open arms and the tuition assistance and reserve gi bill are something i could really use right now to better myself.
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If your joining the military for school and want a degree, JOIN THE GUARD. Do not let the AD recruiters sweet talk you, tis hard as shit to complete a degree program on active.
I'm Air Guard so thats really the only thing I can say. But keep in mind that the Army Guard can deploy somewhat often. Also I dont know about the Army Guard, but in the Air Guard its hard as shit to jump onto Active Duty, so IF that is true of the army guard, you gotta decide if you want a career or go to college.
Finally try and get a job with a bonus and kicker (but nothing crazy like infantry or whatever).
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0 • Wack Feelings Nosign Cosign Ether GOAT LOL •For the Navy Reserve you have to be activated for 120 days consecutive. SO that means, to get them to pay for your classes, you have to be called up for at least 4 months. Most college students cant stay out that long. But there are ways around that.
1. Find out if the school you want to attend take credits from an online school. That way you can continue your education while being deployed. Most online classes are 8-10 weeks.
2. Make arrangement considering you will training hard for the first couple of months. Dont schedule classes until you know you will be settled down for at least 3 months. That means you will not be going spot to spot for various reasons.
3. Have all financial paperwork submitted before registering for class. You might not get approved.
4. Have all your registeration paperwork ready before you send in financial paperwork. You might get apporved but there is a short window to apply. (I had one where I had to get approved within 12 hours or no tuition assistance.)
And finally............
5. Check your state to see if they have financial assistance for military personnel. Ga has a program for reservist. It has the same requirements as the reserves does. Read it thoroughly and call the helpdesk for clarification. Rather be safe than sorry.
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0 • Wack Feelings Nosign Cosign Ether GOAT LOL •My gawd NTC Meridian is the worst. I was there in 1991 so you know there was'nt shit going on down there. We used to rent out the top floor of the HoJo and throw parties other than that it was a shit hole!
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