What is the best way to motivate yourself to obtain your baccaulaureate degree?

I like the short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals idea, SSG(P) (Join to see). A dear aunt of mine always used to tell me - when I was taking two courses in the evenings, four evenings per week - that it will all pay off in the end, and she was so right! That degree is like a ticket to get on the ride that is the rest of your life. Go for it! Get that ticket! And enjoy the ride!!

About everything has been said but I'll add one.... tell everyone that you love or respect that you are going to do this.... Then DWYSYWD... Its hard to look at a son, daughter, peer, sobordinate... and get in their shorts if you aren't "doing what you said you would do"... It worked foir me for two masters.... And thus the reason I have yet to commit to starting my Ph.d... Not going to say it if I'm not ready to commit. My 2 cents

SSG(P) (Join to see) Find ways to "trip" over your goals. Here are some examples.

1. Get a diploma frame and put a "degree goes here" sign in it and hang it up in your office
2. Share your goals with folks, they will ask you about it and hold you accountable.
2a. This is my corollary to 2. Share your goals with a person that you don't particular care for each other. When they see you, they will needle you about it and push you to get it done if for no other reason than to stick it in their face.
3. Have smaller sub goals that you can tick off as you complete them.
-Working on a BS/BA, tick off an AA/AS/AAS along the way.
-Set a goal of number of credits to complete per NCOER period
-Complete sections of the bigger require (ie, knock out all the general ed, all the liberal arts credits, all your major courses, etc)

These are just a few!

I know that's a lot, I can send you a good deal more, however, trust me, do as I'd suggested, and do a really detailed serious bio sketch of the type of suggested, OK? Then absorb what I've sent in thus far, of you want more, ask, I'll try, OK?

What degree field are you in and what made you decide initially? Are you getting it for advancement in the service or are you thinking toward retirement? Is the degree related to your current job field in the service (In other words will your service experience support your degree so that you will graduate with a degree and x years experience in the field or as a newly degreed individual? What are the opportunities in your degree field? Is the return on investment there? This could be in the form of money, or personal satisfaction or both, but if neither of those is there then maybe you should reconsider, keeping in mind that core courses will still apply if you are thinking of another direction. While you are stationed where you are you might contact some companies that employ folks with your potential background and ask them what they look for when hiring someone in your potential area of expertease and what they like about their job. This can serve to re awaken your desire to pursue your degree and it can also help you tailor your courses as you finish your degree. Check the job boards see what the demand is for folks with your potential credentials and see if you would like working there. Also look at the salary expectations. Also see if you can determine what areas of the country are hiring folks with your background. Just some thoughts. The answers might re ignite your interest though.

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/current-and-prior-service/advance-your-career/warrant-officer/flight-warrant-officers.html

I've read this is an extremely rough program, however, I've also read it only needs high school, you've got nothing to lose by trying, OK?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_College_of_the_Air_Force

I'm unsure how other SVC enlisted can make use of CCAF, I've been told on here that one needs a fully equiv field, like an MOS, analogous to a UAF AFSC, just call hem and ask, you've got nothing to lose by trying. I'm sure other SVC enlisted must have asked, just try to find out how it might ne able to be used, just get a DAMTES military transcript first, send them all your other transcripts, same for Excelsior, Oak Tree, and Edison, as well as ACE, OK?

http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Military-Guide-Online.aspx

Call the ACE military/veteran office and speak with them, they keep the master list of all credits issued for all military training, trust me, call them, OK?

https://www.military.com/education/timesaving-programs/defense-activity-for-non-traditional-education-support-dantes.html

DANTES issues military transcripts, call them, have them pull your file, and get such a transcript, if you haven't already...get sealed official copies to mail out, not just an unofficial copies, they'll have such a mechanism, I expect, ask, OK? Get multiple copies, five ten, however many you can afford, you'll need them, OK?

https://clep.collegeboard.org/

You'll want this...Excelsior has their own exam program, ask of Oak Tree and Edison do as well, OK? Howecer, this one is real, that much I know for certain, OK, it's the CLEP you might've obviously heard of before...also, did you do any AP coursework in high school at all? I'd just thought to ask, OK?