Originally Posted by
Motosaki
I was wondering if the air force is still recruiting people given the tough economic times and all. i have 16 credit hours of college to my name so far, and want to continue to my BA, but money is quickly becoming an issue. this is part of my reason for wanting to join. i am going to call a recruiter tomorrow and talk to him, and was wondering if any of the members here have any advice to help my chances a little. I know the AF is the most competitive of the branches and am looking for any ways to get ahead. thanks in advance for any advice
-Dustin L
Continuing you B.A. + Making money for college = Air National Guard
Before you go talk to an active duty recruiter, I would look into the Air National Guard. What state do you live in? There are Squadrons all over the country, probably within a decent commute from where you live. When I was going through my enlisted training, heck even in pilot training, I couldn't count how many times I have heard "I wish I would have joined the guard."
When I enlisted they were giving 100% tuition, GI Bill/Kicker ($650/month), 20k student loan repayment, and a sign on bonus of 8K (I think it up to 15K now). Some jobs got more than others if they needed them. This is also dependent on the state you live in as well.
As far as jobs, there is everything. What are your goals? If ya wanna be a pilot, check out life support, crew chief or something like that. I was a crew chief and that worked out well for me.
Goodluck.
*Note not talking about the ARMY National Guard. Had many buds from college in the Army guard and those dudes took forever and a day to graduate college due to the 12-15 month deployments.