Continued college or earlier enlistment?

JarHedSolja · Post by **JarHedSolja** » November 25th, 2006, 2:04 pm

Kid, there will NOT be any time to finish your B.S. while you are on active duty.. especially in an infantry unit. How are you going to fit 50-60 quarter hours per year in when you are in the field all the time?

I TRIED on active duty to get college credits done and with all the shit that was going on I barely made it through that one class.

Looon · Post by **Looon** » November 25th, 2006, 5:21 pm

My advice would be to finish what you have started.

SunDevilWrestler · November 25th, 2006, 5:22 pm

If your goal is to enlist as an E-3, two years of ROTC will also get you there.

As for finishing your BS while on Active? I can only speak from one side of the spectrum.....if you make it to Battalion, the only thing you have time for is learning and executing your job. If you don't do that, your gone.

Bottom line, college credits are a money/promotion deal when in the Army.

If your top priority is becoming a Ranger......then get your OPT 40 and start preparing yourself now.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » December 1st, 2006, 7:15 am

SunDevilWrestler wrote:If your goal is to enlist as an E-3, two years of ROTC will also get you there.

As for finishing your BS while on Active? I can only speak from one side of the spectrum.....if you make it to Battalion, the only thing you have time for is learning and executing your job. If you don't do that, your gone.

Bottom line, college credits are a money/promotion deal when in the Army.

If your top priority is becoming a Ranger......then get your OPT 40 and start preparing yourself now.

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