Lol, I can't relate. At the moment I'm in an HHC, we get nice accommodations. Still wish I was in a line company.

At least in 2012 it was

Can you guys get any degree or does it have to be relevant?

I'm getting a business marketing degree.

Lol

Anything. That GI bill is yours to do what you want with

^

Completely fucking WIRED RN

Pretty cool

I'm not even using the GI bill.

Yeah, lots of people don't take advantage.

Sheeeit I did

National Guard has a tuition waiver

did u got a charger

Saving that GI bill for the MBA.

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Smacked my lips and rubbed by hands together all the way to graduation

Gimme my gibs

Pretty legit

How much though

Did you start out as an E-1?

Or did you have prior quals to start you higher?

It depends

I graduated e3 because I had an associates before enlisting

Gotcha.

So e3 out of basic, also with my security certs and previous experience in the field, I got a pretty good deal

Yeah we had oldfags with law enforcement experience or degrees starting as E-4s

2k signing bonus. Not much but it helped.

felt jealous being a fuzzy.

They tried to jew me into 6 years for a higher bonus

I did 6 years

Not me, it was never going to be a career thing unless something drastically changed. Had some fun times but the pay is just too shit to hang out for too long

It was either 6 years with the tuition waiver or a bonus of "up to" 3k, which really means $1500, tbh.

Wasn't even a question, I was going 6 years

now I'll be in for four years this December with two more to go after that, but I'll probably end up reuping anyway.

"of up to" is always horseshit lmao especially when dealing with the government

^

Their wording is really important to analyze.

Whatever works man, I've known many officers that retire with a masters, get their pensions and go get cushy jobs working for Lockheed or bell, similar companies

My recruiter, lol. SHE forgot to get a signature for one of my documents, and I was set to enlist on December 23rd, so she needed it by the New Year.

She scanned my documents and placed my signature from another area to the line she forgot to get me to sign.