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Originally posted by docetboy
Because of a unsatisfactory grade report (on one semester) my parents are cutting access to their checkbook for school, which means I am on my own. ...and don't try to change me to navy without a damn good argument)
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Hmm - flashback (
gasp! Has it been THAT long ago?) to 1986 - after a stellar 1.62 GPA my sophomore year - same thing happened to me.
My choices were either the Air Force or Navy. I chose the Navy because of a special program called Sea College, where they doubled your G.I. Bill amounts in exchange for "open" status. AlphaSigOU is dead on - don't do this. I ended up working initially in the boiler room - but eventually worked my way out to another job (called "striking" in the Navy). My niece went in "open" to the Air Force five years ago (ironically her first day as a "civilian" is TODAY) - and while she wanted a medical career, she also became a cook in the Air Force. To add insult to injury, she wanted to be stationed in the US or Europe, to which the Air Force said - "great - welcome to scenic GUAM". So be careful.
But the choice was easy - my father is a retired USAF officer, and even he saw the logic - half the time on active duty for twice the educational benefits.
I did my active duty, returned to school, and graduated with a BA and an MA (cumulative GPA's of 2.9 and 4.0) - so it can be done.
Last bit of advice - don't believe ANYTHING a recruiter tells you unless you get it in WRITING. If it wasn't documented, it didn't happen.
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