Paying for College through the Air Force?

The GI Bill does NOT pay for student loans, it only pays for class's you are currently taking.

Your best bet, if you do not want to go active duty to earn Gi Bill benefits, is to probably enlist in the Air National Guard or Reserves.

They offer :

1. Tuition assistance up to $4,500 per year

2. Reserve Select Gi Bill of up to $305 per month for a full time student

3. Gi Bill kicker, for specific AFSC's up to and additional $350 per month for a full time student.

Of course, you must go to Basic and Tech School before you qualify for educational assistance.

And you can be deployed

NOTE: the Air Guard and Air Force reserves, deploy a higher percentage than any services Guard or Reserves.

IE: Guard and reserve deployed this year

Air Force Reserves - 20.8%

Air National Guard - 15%

Army reserves - 6%

Army National guard - 5%

Marine reserves - 7.6%

Navy Reserve - 9%

NOTE 2 :

Also note, that is it very hard to transfer from the Air Guard or Air Force reserves, to active duty as enlisted. Just 250 prior service were authorized in 2010.

Also note that the college GPA requirement is very high to be commissioned in the Air Force, You need a 3.5 gpa or higher and even then, only 12% of OTS applicants were approved last year.

College first. If you go into the Air Force first, you will be in for 4 long years. That's 4 years of being in something you might not enjoy and being around people you can't get away from. Give college a try first, you can always join the Air Force if college isn't for you. Not so with joining the military first.

If your grades are too low to get into ROTC, wonder what college you're planning on attending? I mean, your grades will matter there, too. I tend to think sort of the opposite of what you've said. If you can join the Air Force and serve for 3 or 4 years it will probably give you the kind of maturity you need to really apply yourself in college. It'll also be a great opportunity to discover what sort of education you want.

You'll be able to work, perhaps in a few different capacities, in the Air Force as you advance and that may be an opportunity to figure out a career that will fulfill you as your life's work. Most kids just out of high school have no idea, unless they're certain they want to be like, a lawyer or doctor. Also, I'm pretty sure the military offers off site college courses (as in computer courses) so that you can get the basics done, like English, math, etc., while you're serving.

What I'm telling you frankly is just my opinion. Why not go one afternoon to the local recruiter's office and just talk to one of those guys. Write down your questions as well as things you've heard, but aren't sure if they're correct or not. Like your question about the College Loan Repayment Program. They can give you all the answers you need!

I just finished my enlistment in active duty army and am now going to school. With that being said, I am unaware of any program that will pay for schooling before joining the military.

If you were to join active duty and get a job that has the time and encourages, you could go to school for free while in service. As far as national guard/reserve stuff, you will get money for school such as the GI bill, but don't expect it to pay everything. You get a monthly stipend for stuff. You should look into the specific thing that would be available to you depending on what route you take in the military. Do not just listen to a recruiter because they will simply tell you what they think you want to hear and stretch truths.

Join the Air Force and use the military for tuition assistance. After serving a few years get out and use your GI Bill to go to college for free. TA allows you to use 6k a year of the military's money to pursue an education. This way when you get out you have maybe atleast an associates degree if you have time. The military also gives you credits for college for you MOS and physical education. I received 10 credit at a major university for being an infantryman. A friend of mine who is a medic got 29, he only needs 12 more for his associates and never set foot in a college classroom.

it is completely free to go to college in the military