Message from @Alphonsus
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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.
Oof
Lol, and then the next time I saw her she told me right away and told me not to tell anyone
I had an original ship date of September, get a call one day from my recruiter "we have to expedite your date, 2 weeks"
Umm alright
That was that
I could have fucked her so bad, cause the signature she needed was for SGLI beneficiary permission.
So instead of enjoying a nice cool fall basic training I was shipped in June lol.
Recruiters are some shady fucks. Some of them.
No. No, not some.
Most.
Not all, mind you. But most.
Majority lol. Fair enough
It's the nature of the job
Might as well be a car salesman