Getting an education is an important step in a person’s life. And joining the military is often a good first step in finding funding to attend university or college. There are many different types of options that a person should consider as they examine the school that they wish to attend. One of the first steps is finding a school that is military friendly. There are a number of different colleges across the United States that will be supportive and help you meet your educational goals. » Read More

Dependents and Spouses of active duty Servicemembers as well at Veterans who have bravely served their country are now able to share some of their benefits within their family. Starting in November 2007 Congress set into motion a program where you can transfer part of your Active Duty Montgomery GI Bill benefits. You are able to designate a portion of your family to use money from your MGIB bill to attend the same standard of colleges that you would qualify for if you yourself chose to » Read More

If you are an enlisted member of the Army and working to get ready for college then the Flexible Defense Army Acquisition University. The Army Flexible Education program is a strategic partnership that certifies that the degrees offered and certificates granted by the program will meet basic mandatory guidelines for educational standards in a large number of career fields and vocational careers. The program assists in offering programs for: undergraduate degrees, undergraduate certificates, graduate degrees and graduate certificates. Much of this program is available through distance learning, » Read More

Enlisting in the Armed Forces is one of the best methods of providing for your education. It is very important to make a workable plan when you want to attend college, it does not have to overwhelm a person. As you examine the options available in educational support in the Armed Forces you are faced with different educational choices also. You have to be willing to sit down and write down on paper what you wish to accomplish. What do you want to accomplish in your » Read More

Enlisting in the Navy is the first step toward being selected to be a member of an elite US Navy Air Crew. The Navy is the world’s best expert in training aviation aircrews. They hold a Navy Air Crew Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida, and it is a very physically demanding program. It is a competitive program, one that has several different tasks to complete in order to qualify for. Candidates who try out for the Air Crew training program have to be in top physical » Read More

There are a lot of opportunities available for people that want to receive training in college or university classes, but one of the most interesting training programs is the Merchant Marine Academy. We are a nation that has water all the way around it in one form or another, in addition to inland lakes, rivers and waterways. We have a great deal of services and goods as well as different types of consumer items that are transported and shipped around the nation. A great deal of » Read More

The Marine Corps maintains a number of different programs that are designed to assist its Servicemembers who are deployed to get an education. One of these programs is called the Marine Corps Educational Deployed Servicemember program. It is for active duty personnel that are deployed around the world, either ashore, afloat or literally anywhere that the Marine Corps serves on active duty. It is a specific program that has been created to assist those members of the Marine Corps that because of their duty assignment are » Read More

The Army Reserves have a number of voluntary different programs to help pay for a persons education. The Army Voluntary Reserve Education Services Program encompasses a group of different educational programs that are administered by the Department of Defense. The DoD has a group of different programs that give Army soldiers in the Reserves different vocational and educational opportunities. Soldiers that are serving in the Army Reserve can benefit their own educational situation while also giving back to their country and providing retention and readiness options » Read More

The United States Air Force has a supportive educational program, that is available for distance learning. The Air Force has its own community College, the Community College of the Air Force, which offers 2 year associates degrees, as well as a number of certificated programs that allow personnel to study at a distance, from serving in the Active Duty at their duty stations around the world. The Air Force has joined the other services in recognizing that the more education that a soldier or Airman has » Read More

Becoming an Officer in the United States Military is an option that is available by a number of different methods, but one of the best-known methods is by attending one of the four service academies. The Air Force, Army, Coast Guard and Navy all have their own Service Academy, the Marine Corps uses officers garnered from the Navy Academy. It is a great way to serve your country as well as a way of getting one of the best four-year college degrees possible. It is one » Read More