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Question: I have a GED. Am I eligible to join the military?
Answer: Each of the services strictly limit the number of high school dropouts (which includes GED holders) who can enlist each year. This is because years of military enlistment statistics have shown that this category of enlistees fail to complete their entire first term of military service at about twice the rate of those with a high school diploma or those with college credits.
The Air Force is the most strict on this matter. The Air Force allows less than one percent of annual enlistments to be recruits without a high school diploma. The Marines have the next highest standards. No more than five percent of Marine recruits can be GED-holders. The Army allows no more than ten percent each year, and the Navy limits GED enlistments to no more than five to ten percent each year.
There are always many, many more GED-holders who want to enlist than there are available slots, so -- even to be considered -- a GED holder must score much higher on the ASVAB, than a high school diploma recruit.
However, if a recruit has 15 or more college credits, he/she is in the exact same enlistment category as a high school diploma holder.
Answer: Each of the services strictly limit the number of high school dropouts (which includes GED holders) who can enlist each year. This is because years of military enlistment statistics have shown that this category of enlistees fail to complete their entire first term of military service at about twice the rate of those with a high school diploma or those with college credits.
The Air Force is the most strict on this matter. The Air Force allows less than one percent of annual enlistments to be recruits without a high school diploma. The Marines have the next highest standards. No more than five percent of Marine recruits can be GED-holders. The Army allows no more than ten percent each year, and the Navy limits GED enlistments to no more than five to ten percent each year.
There are always many, many more GED-holders who want to enlist than there are available slots, so -- even to be considered -- a GED holder must score much higher on the ASVAB, than a high school diploma recruit.
However, if a recruit has 15 or more college credits, he/she is in the exact same enlistment category as a high school diploma holder.
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No one said he can NOT become a LEO with only a GED.
The only thing I said was that if he does make it in,.. he will not make it beyond a beat/patrol cop passing out tickets. He will have zero chance for advancement with out some more schooling.
Do the right thing.
Do a 4 year military gig. Get some training,.. learn some discipline,.. and when you come out you will be that much more of a better person an stand a better chance to get into which ever career field you decide to move into.
The Navy has a great program for naval aviation fire fighters. One of the highest paid enlisted jobs you can get. With hazardous duty pay, over seas pay plus more,.. an E3 makes more then the FHP does,.. LoL Most of your time is spent doing drill after drill. But if the time ever came that someone's life depended on you,.. then you resort to your training and save that persons life.
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The only thing I said was that if he does make it in,.. he will not make it beyond a beat/patrol cop passing out tickets. He will have zero chance for advancement with out some more schooling.
Do the right thing.
Do a 4 year military gig. Get some training,.. learn some discipline,.. and when you come out you will be that much more of a better person an stand a better chance to get into which ever career field you decide to move into.
The Navy has a great program for naval aviation fire fighters. One of the highest paid enlisted jobs you can get. With hazardous duty pay, over seas pay plus more,.. an E3 makes more then the FHP does,.. LoL Most of your time is spent doing drill after drill. But if the time ever came that someone's life depended on you,.. then you resort to your training and save that persons life.
Hurst
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The Navy has a great program for naval aviation fire fighters. One of the highest paid enlisted jobs you can get. With hazardous duty pay, over seas pay plus more,.. an E3 makes more then the FHP does,.. LoL Most of your time is spent doing drill after drill. But if the time ever came that someone's life depended on you,.. then you resort to your training and save that persons life.
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I was just making a suggestion as a career choice because of the experience and money to be made. He could always go into the Army and be an MP. There are so many fields of employment to choose from in the military with free paid training,.. it just made the most sense to me.
If I was young and had a chance to do it over again thats the way I would go. I myself am a highschool drop out. I work my ass off to make what I make. Took me a long time to get here. I'm not rich by any means. I'm a forman in a const company. Here in Fla has the lowest paid salery for this type of work. I have to hustle car parts and computer repair on the side to make extra money to support my car hobby. My family comes first. My fiance makes almost twice what I make. She has the education and degrees to back up her career field. And she is in law enforcement.
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