Originally Posted by
jimf15e
Right now you don't have a bachelors degree. That means you need to need to enlist. In the RegAF and Reserves you aren't eligible for GI Bill education benefits until you have at least 90 days of active duty. Deployments can change this. But once you have benefits you can start getting your degree. Because remember, you need a degree before you can go to pilot training.
Most states offer free in state tuition and books at in state schools to their enlisted members of the ANG/NG and some offer it to officers. This is on top of GI Bill benefits. The reserve recruiters don't like to talk about that. Several of our active duty SARM/HARM folks at DLF have recently gone to the ANG for that very reason. Free education (assuming "voluntary" deployments allow the time to do it), weekend drill pay and a few extra days of active duty or some Annual Tour days to pay from room and board, and they can hold back the Post 9/11 GI Bill to transfer to spouses/kids later. I have also seen quite a few prior enlisted ANG students at UPT who used those benefits to get a degree to earn a commission and are still holding on to their Post 9/11 GI Bill. One more reason to Go Guard!!