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No. 20
from wtbcrna
Old Oct 12, 2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Spencer2002 View Post
I got to COT next week. Should I sign up for GI Bill even if I plan to stay in for 20 and retire?
Absolutely!!!! You can transfer it to your spouse or children and you may later decide to get your graduate education on your own time. Tution assistance doesn't cover all costs at the vast majority of schools.
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No. 21
Old Oct 12, 2009, 11:50 AM

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Thank you wtbcrna,
Do you think it is very likely that I could get my NP through the Air Force
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No. 22
from wtbcrna
Old Oct 12, 2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Spencer2002 View Post
Thank you wtbcrna,
Do you think it is very likely that I could get my NP through the Air Force
Getting your NP through AFIT is by competitive selection process, so it is hard to say from one year to another how competitive your package will be compared to everyone else. Now saying all that there are a lot of times where there isn't enough qualified applicants. A lot of nurses choose to do their NP on their on time, and avoid the mandatory 4yr payback.
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No. 23
Old Oct 12, 2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wtbcrna View Post
Getting your NP through AFIT is by competitive selection process, so it is hard to say from one year to another how competitive your package will be compared to everyone else. Now saying all that there are a lot of times where there isn't enough qualified applicants. A lot of nurses choose to do their NP on their on time, and avoid the mandatory 4yr payback.
Do they no longer have tuition reimbursement? If not, that's ridiculous.
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No. 24
from wtbcrna
Old Oct 12, 2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by carolinapooh View Post
Do they no longer have tuition reimbursement? If not, that's ridiculous.
AF still has tuition reimbursement/assistance, but as a commissioned officer you owe two more years from the last day of your last class if you use TA. The time committment runs concurrently with any other time committment, but it is still something to think about. Not to mention TA doesn't cover everything (fees, books, and it caps out after a certain amount). http://www.military.com/money-for-sc...ion-assistance
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No. 25
Old Oct 13, 2009, 05:25 PM

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Fine by me - I plan on sticking around anyway. Better than footing the whole bill.

For officers (when I was in), the time used to run CONSECUTIVELY. Wow - they've come a long way...

Also, when I was in, you used to be able to use the GI Bill after X amount of time in service to pay the difference in the bill. Can you still do that?
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No. 26
from mobro
Old Oct 13, 2009, 10:09 PM

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what am i missing here...? you hear all the time "i'm joining the military because they'll pay for me to go to school." but you have to sign up for the GI bill, then it doesn't cover 100% all the time, and you owe more years of service if you use the assistance? so if i sign a 4 year contract and then decide not to stay in could i not go to school on the GI bill without owing more time? what am i not understanding?
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No. 27
Old Oct 13, 2009, 10:41 PM

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School comes after the military.....
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No. 28
from wtbcrna
Old Oct 14, 2009, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mobro View Post
what am i missing here...? you hear all the time "i'm joining the military because they'll pay for me to go to school." but you have to sign up for the GI bill, then it doesn't cover 100% all the time, and you owe more years of service if you use the assistance? so if i sign a 4 year contract and then decide not to stay in could i not go to school on the GI bill without owing more time? what am i not understanding?
We weren't talking about the GI Bill and owing time. We were discussing using tuition assistance to pay for school. It is a different program available for AD and I think reservists, but you can encur more time when using TA. You do not encur more time when using your GI bill, but it doesn't mean it will cover all your school's expenses either ie. you won't being to go to Harvard on your GI bill alone.
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No. 29
from wtbcrna
Old Oct 14, 2009, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Cursed Irishman View Post
School comes after the military.....
?? I started a graduate nursing program shortly after joining the AF, and I am currently going to graduate nursing full time while on AD. You don't have to wait to goto school until after the military. It is not always the easiest thing to do, but officer/enlisted persons do it all the time.

I don't know if that is what you meant, but I thought I would clarify somethings about being AD and going to school.
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