How will the military help me after college?

I thought of two things: It will look good on my resume. So I will have an easier time getting jobs. And, I could use my four years of military to pay for my masters and doctorate degrees for college.


What other benefits could I get from the military?|||What benefits will prior military service give you in the civilian world is a very broad question. First of all, are you in college now or thinking of going to college, or do you have you bachelors? Educational wise you will be eligible for the GI Bill. The current bill the service member pays an initial $1200 or so and than in return receives $40,000 in return for college. You can also opt for an additional kicker around $600 or so and receive a larger sum of education assistance and it extends your time to use the funds. However this GI Bill hasn't been updated since 1944 and thankfully the government has realized this.There is a new GI bill in the works still pending approval, but it will give all prior service members about $80,000 to pay for tuition, lab fees, books, and there's even talk of some sort basic allowance for housing (BAH). If you'd like to follow up on the GI Bill I've provided the link below. Also many states give various scholarships for certain awards such as combat action ribbons, purple hearts, etc and will pay for all or a good majority of your education.





While you're in the service there are other tuition assistance programs available to active duty members, but as already previously stated, some jobs (MOS's) such as combat arms MOS's have fast operating tempos and usually don't allow much time for schooling while serving. But there are many jobs in every branch of service that will afford you that opportunity.





You also mentioned getting a job easier, yes, prior service will show employers you've learned discipline, and management skills, and so on, but if the services provide the same job that you want to do in the civilian world you can look at it one of two ways. One you can consider the military kind of like an internship or on the job training and will definately put you at the top of most hiring lists. On the other hand, working for the government you're guarenteed a paycheck and stability in your career, no matter how the economy turns.





All of the previously stated is pretty much the basics of the educational benefits and what to expect as you further your knowledge. But the benefits won't just stop there. You will receive all of you health care benefits, insurance and so on for yourself and your dependents while serving, and once you're out of active service, you're eligible for VA benefits which will carry on with you for the rest ofyour life. Benefits are endless for veterans of America, and you would be a part of the less than 1% of americans who actually serve in the armed forces.|||Obviously it will help everything considering education, the G.I. Bill has done a great job of getting people ready to have a good paying job after military life. Some people will even take classes while in the military for free, but they're usually POGs, combat related MOSs train too much to go to school and crap.


If a person with military experience is put against a person with a degree thats not required for the job, the military person will get the job first. If its a degree specific field, the person with the degree will get it. If its just against a normal person without a degree, obviously the military person will get it.


If you actually have military experience and a degree, no one will get a job before you unless they happedn to be in really good with the employer. This is based in normal jobs but is ecspecially true in the law enforcement fields and government based job fields.|||If you join after graduating, the Army can repay loans but you have to give more time in service. If you only want money to pay for further school than I don't recommend joining. Work and get your masters. Most of the time you have no time to do school during your first 4 years in the service.|||Discipline, pride, an incredible sense of belonging and community, that fuzzy feeling you get when you sacrifice for others. Basicly, we're all nuts.|||If your in college you could possibly join ROTC and when you join the military you can become an Officer