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  • rhetor22
    Mag Lover (not that way)
    • Nov 2001
    • 1207
    #1

    Armed Forces as a career/college fund

    I'm becoming more and more interested in joining the reserves for either marines or airforce. My parents have set aside money for college for me already. My alltime goal is to own a business for a job, and that requires initial capital. So i'm thinking, why not do the reserve for the 6 years (i think thats it) and go to college with that money.

    Do you guys have any information on this type of thing?

    How about being an Air force pilot as a career? How does it pay? If it pays pretty well, it seems that a career like that would take up the majority of my time, so i could be putting away quite a bit of money.

    I love engines and machines, I love to fly... have about 12 hours of flight training (stopped cuz it costs too much) and would really love to pilot a fighter jet. Being on a boat always makes me happy, and i'm always the first to jump out and secure the boat in rough seas.

    Army, i'm expecting some good info from you!

    thanks guys


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    • -Jôker-
      AOs Original JoKeR
      • Nov 2000
      • 2132
      #2
      Re: Armed Forces as a career/college fund

      to be a pilot you have to be an officer so you would have to go to college before and get in rotc, AND if your not already in jrotc join it! you can get scholarships EASY! i can get a $17,000 sholarship with a 2.5 gpa and a 19 on the ACT EAAAASY! give it a try it will give you good experience jobwise and lifewise, it also looks good on a resume

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        • pbzmag
          Registered User
          • Feb 2002
          • 1468
          #3
          Go to www.military.com or military.about.com for some info. Before you can join, you must meet the physical requirements. If you don't, you need to get a waiver. I know, that's what I'm doing right now for the Army. Here's what I found out about each branch:

          Army:
          - MOS's are pretty much guarrenteed(sp)
          - two month's in bootcamp
          - at least two months in AIT(Advanced Individual Training) depending on MOS
          - Can list duty station's but not guarrenteed.

          Marine's/Navy
          - You can pick a MOS but may be moved to another
          - two months in bootcamp
          - I believe their is also a swimming requirement for bootcamp
          - 1.5 mile run for Navy bootcamp
          - Navy bootcamp is conducted mostly indoors

          Airforce
          - 1.5 months for bootcamp

          As far as I know, the Army is the only one where your MOS is guarrenteed and waivers are easier to get. The Airforce is the hardest to get waivers as I heard that they are at least one year ahead of recruiting goals. The Navy is also though for a female to get in, not enough openings. If you guys are wondering which branch is the easiest service, it's the Airforce. Here's how it breaks down on who's the harderst: Marines>Army>Navy>Airfoce. I also got word on my waivers, I got them. Now I need to goto MEPS(Military Entrance Program Station) for the physical and MOS selection.

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            • Army
              Moderator of DOOOOOOOOMMM!

              • Oct 2000
              • 5785
              #4
              Re: Armed Forces as a career/college fund

              Originally posted by rhetor22
              Army, i'm expecting some good info from you!

              What he said above! That's the same info I would have tossed your way.

              If you are serious about flying, get into your college ROTC. All services need pilots, so you really have lots of choices there. With military pilot skills and service, you are wanted by the civilian world. FYI, Fed-Ex, UPS, and Airborne were all started by men who were in the service, and turned their training and knowledge into worldwide corporations.

              Remember always, nobody joins the military to get rich in the wallet. But, you reap wealth in knowledge, skills, friends, memories, and knowing that you have done for your country.

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                • AutoMaggot
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                  • Dec 2001
                  • 851
                  #5
                  How about being an Air force pilot as a career?
                  Becoming a pilot isn't as easy as you think. Most of the top-slots in both the Army and the Navy go to students comeing out of USMA at West Point and Annapolis... from my own research before choosing a college (talking to ROTC establishments at Lafayette, Bucknell and Rensselaer), ROTC students, even from relatively top universities, constantly lose #1 picks to cadets from the military academies.

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                    • rhetor22
                      Mag Lover (not that way)
                      • Nov 2001
                      • 1207
                      #6
                      thanks for all the info.

                      call me stupid, but what is ROTC?


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                        • AutoMaggot
                          ...
                          • Dec 2001
                          • 851
                          #7
                          Reserve Officer's Training Corps.

                          Teaches you followership and leadership over the course of 4 years, eventually graduating you as a commissioned officer in the military (butterbars).

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