Does the military pay for your education?

Question

I was just wondering if the military really does pay for your college. I have thought about joining the Navy so they can pay for my college education.

Answer 1

Yes. Tuition assistance up to 4 semesters a year and GI bill.

http://navy.com/benefits/education/

Answer 2

I just got out of the Air Force.  Between the free CLEP tests, Dantes tests, and Tuition Assistance, I earned 2 Associate's degrees and came within 6 classes of a Bachelor's (before I was forced out due to medical).  Tuition assistance will pay  $250/semester hour up to $4500 per fiscal year for college tuition.  I used around $12000 worth of tuition assistance while I was in.  Someone mentioned paying $100/month for the GI Bill.  That went away effective this month.  The new GI Bill requires no payment from the military member.  I'm using it to finish a Bachelor's degree now.

Answer 3

so your only joining beucase ur to poor to pay for college

wow ur cool  

Answer 4

Yes. While you are in, there is tuition assistance. THey will pay up to a certain amount of credit hours per year. It is enough so that you can complete a degree (BA or MA) while on active duty and not ever have to touch your GI BILL. THen once you are out, you still have the GI Bill to use.  

Answer 5

yes they do, and when you get out you have the GI Bill to further your education.

Answer 6

They sure do.. and even if for some reason you dont get a chance to finish you still get a percentage paid for.  They have a new legislatve action out.

Answer 7

GI bill

Answer 8

Yes they pay. You can ask your recruiter and read every line in the papers before you sign up.

Good Luck!

Answer 9

Until recently, I would have said no.  The G.I. Bill had deteriorated into nothing more than a few cents here and there.  Recently, the democrats, and some republicans, came together for the Webb Bill.  This bill implicitly states that anyone serving active duty, or having served active duty, after 2001 (If enlisted after 2001 you have to serve 4 years), you can receive full tuition, books and some household aid.  By the way, this is a bill that McCain voted against.  It will begin implementation in February of 2009.

Answer 10

I know they help pay for education and if you go to the naval academy everything is paid for.  

Answer 11

NO!!! Hold on. I used to be in the Navy. I lasted two years out of four. I could not finish, I would have lost my mind. The military is not for everybody. It was not what you see on t.v. Before you join the military as your last resort, apply for grants and scholarships. You can get a job (not the military) that pays for school, like an apprentiship program or tuition reimbursement.

The military is a 24/7 commitment. Their moto is "we have to complete the mission" meaning the job comes 1st and everything else comes last like family, school, and everything else. There so much i wish I could tell you about the military... Do not join because of the GI Bill. If you do not finish your contract time, usually 4 years, you do not see ANY of that money at all. I invested $100.00 from my paycheck towards extra money for my GI Bill and I never got that back because I did not finish the four years and it was nonrefundable. I did not know that when I sign the papers nor did the recruiter tell me.

The military is not for everybody.  The ship sucks, the food is the worst (no lie), you work 12 hour days, seven days a week on the ship. Deployment is now 8 months long (that is how long you are on a ship, with a few stops here and there, but not much). There is no such thing as calling in sick or missing a day of work in the military, you have to go to work even if you had diarihha. Higher ranking people will talk down to you and try to intimidate you. If you live on base, you have room inspections and fire drills, even at 3:00am. The recruiter will try to "bend the truth", dude I am so telling you the truth. OH, and your first two years, no matter what your rate (job) is in the military, you WILL spend them cleaning, taking out the trash, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping and mopping, stripping and waxing floors, wiping down walls, etc. Your first two years it will be like that. you may want to reconsider. Recruiter lie. They have quotas to meet.

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Answer 12

Depends on your definition.

It is true that the military offers tuition assistance.  It is possible to work toward a degree while on active duty.  However, between field exercises and deployments, depending on your MOS, it is very difficult to next to impossible to do.

Then after you get out, the new GIBill will pay full tuition and books as well as a monthly stipend if you serve 36 mos. or longer on active duty.  This only applies to state schools in the state that you claim residency in before joining.  It does cover other training/tech schools, but not all.  I am currently having to pay for my own schooling after completing 7 yrs. active duty in the Army, because the flight school I attend falls under FAA Part 94 instead of FAA Part 141.  The devil is in the details.

Do some research and ask the recruiter questions.  Don't always trust what he/she says though.  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.