Hello, everyone

karagmar · Post by **karagmar** » December 4th, 2005, 6:30 pm

Hey everyone, my name is Jay and I am a 19 year old male living in the Virgin Islands. I have a question that I would like answered if anyone is willing to answer. Currently, I have recently secured a GED and have been planning to finally follow my dreams of enlisting in the Army. For the past 2 years now, I have been very impresed with the operation record of the 75th and was very impressed with teh demands that the country places on you these soldiers. I for one have alwasy loved to shoulder more responsibility than any on individual and enjoy it when I work as a team and we all together put out max effort to accomplish our goals.

Now this brings me to my question, recently I have really started to delve into info about joining and came onto the information about the Option - 40 contract tjha tis available for qualified applicants, but was dismayed when I realized that GED holders are considered Tier 2m and the requirments to qualify with this degree was 625 hours of classroom time. My question was does the classroom hours take into account my prior time in secondary school(public highschool) or does it only count the hours of classroom instruction to get the GED. If my calculations are correct that would mean 6months of active 6.5 hrs a day/5 days a week of classroom time involved in getting the G.E.D, and I find that very disconcerting, cause I got the G.E.D, in one shot. Without any retakes, and home studying to brush up on my Geometry, science, and Trig.

Is there Option 40 contract holders on this forums who had to go through the Tier 2 requirements to secure the contract, and if so, can you post any experiences you had with your recruiter/MEPS contact?

Thanks for your time.

Jay

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » December 4th, 2005, 7:13 pm

I can guarantee you that you will find the answer on here if you use the search button. There is one meathead every couple of months who asks the exact same question.

Welcome to ArmyRanger.com

Table of Elements Skater · December 4th, 2005, 7:25 pm

Welcome, PM inbound.

Bell · Post by **Bell** » December 4th, 2005, 8:15 pm

Welcome.

RLTW
Bell

AbnRgr289 · Post by **AbnRgr289** » December 4th, 2005, 8:40 pm

Welcome.

It's all here, use the search button at the top of the page.

VAK · Post by **VAK** » December 4th, 2005, 10:22 pm

The DEP's were feeling generous...

Wow.

I'm not. Drop and knock out 50 for their generosity.

Welcome.

karagmar · Post by **karagmar** » December 7th, 2005, 8:48 am

Alright VAK, pumping them out right now.

Joseph PrettyDeepWater · December 7th, 2005, 8:53 am

Karagmar,
Take another look at the PM's sent to you.
You are speaking to a Veteran Member of the Board...Address him properly!

~Joseph