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My plan is to start college classes as soon as possible. I only have one more month until I am eligible for the MGI Bill. I am hoping to take the minimum amount of classes required due to the training schedule. But I really want to get all of the general ed classes out of the way, so when my contract is over I can transfer to a university and be a student full time while still in the reserves and take ROTC. What I am in need of is some advice and what I can do make my plan more guaranteed. Does anybody have any advice or suggestions for me? Anything will help!
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Next, ROTC isn't the only means available to you, nor is Green to Gold...there's also USMC Platoon Leaders Course (PLC), if you'd want to look at it, as well...if you have clinical interests, or engineering or health info mgmt (HIM), there's also the USPHS COSTEP, which is analogous to ROTC and PLC, also little known....
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Next, wherever ,you're assigned, is the an education office on installatoon? If so, do they have programs they bring in from local schools for coursework to be able to be done on installation?
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Your question omits a good deal that would be helpful to know, which I quite frequently find to he the case when I see education/career threads. First, what specific interests do you have? What major would you want? Did you do any AP coursework in high school? Have you gotten a military transcript from DANTES or Amer Council on Educ (ACE)? I have to send short and frequently, or I could low what I type, as this tablet tends to conk out a lot....
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The Service is not here for your Education will on AD- it will be damn hard to go to school and train- but it is possible depending on your unit- just don't count on racking up a lot of credit hrs per year.
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Do NOT get some local girl pregnant. Nothing makes education more difficult to complete than having children.
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Set a specific education goal so you don’t waste time taking classes you don’t need or won’t count for graduation. Consider taking classes through on-Post universities. Many of these schools have extensions at several installations so you won’t have to worry about transferring credits when you move around.
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Aside from what I posted below, make sure the college you attend is Regionally Accredited, otherwise you might have a significantly hard time transferring those earned credits to a university after you ETS. The last thing you want is to have to re-do a bunch of general education courses (I cringed just thinking about it). . .
https://www.geteducated.com/regional-vs-national-accreditation-which-is-better-for-online-colleges
https://www.geteducated.com/regional-vs-national-accreditation-which-is-better-for-online-colleges
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As SFC Marc W. mentioned, Tuition Assistance (TA) covers up to $250 per semester hour (SH), but only tuition. The cost of application, admission, books, transcript ordering, labs, and graduation are on you. Certain schools waive some additional fees or roll them into the tuition cost.
Keep in mind that TA not only has a cap of $4500 per fiscal year (October - October), but you also can't exceed 16 SHs per fiscal year, while using TA. So regardless if you attend a school that charges the maximum $250/SH ($750 per class, $4500 per year) or $96/SH ($288 per class, $1440 per year), you will only be able to complete approximately 5 classes per fiscal year, assuming they are the average 3 SH classes, which equates totals 15. At that rate, it will take you about 4-years to complete an Associates Degree from scratch, using only TA, and that's ONLY if you are able to complete those 5-classes each year.
Last note for TA is that if you fail a class, you have to pay back the entire tuition cost out of pocket. So while it is "free" money, its only "free" so long as you pass. I mention it for the sake of having you truly assess the course load you can handle along side your daily duties as a Cav Scout. Start with one class, to gauge the load.
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/-/how-to-use-the-military-tuition-assistance-program
Keep in mind that TA not only has a cap of $4500 per fiscal year (October - October), but you also can't exceed 16 SHs per fiscal year, while using TA. So regardless if you attend a school that charges the maximum $250/SH ($750 per class, $4500 per year) or $96/SH ($288 per class, $1440 per year), you will only be able to complete approximately 5 classes per fiscal year, assuming they are the average 3 SH classes, which equates totals 15. At that rate, it will take you about 4-years to complete an Associates Degree from scratch, using only TA, and that's ONLY if you are able to complete those 5-classes each year.
Last note for TA is that if you fail a class, you have to pay back the entire tuition cost out of pocket. So while it is "free" money, its only "free" so long as you pass. I mention it for the sake of having you truly assess the course load you can handle along side your daily duties as a Cav Scout. Start with one class, to gauge the load.
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/-/how-to-use-the-military-tuition-assistance-program
How to Use the Military Tuition Assistance Program | Military OneSource
If you've thought about going to college, but didn't know if you could afford it, then the Military Tuition Assistance program may be just the benefit you need. The program is available to active duty, National Guard and Reserve Component service members. If you've thought about going to college, but didn't know if you could afford it, then the Military Tuition Assistance program may be just the benefit you need. The program is available to...
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