08-28-2012, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by big ben
 you have an pretty romantic/idealistic view of the military. from what I read it says that job includes writing CAD/CAM designs. even if this were done regularly (gotta assume such parts are oem or contracted out), a private would not be doing most of the tasks, so grab a mop!
as for travel, its not like youll be going to brazil or germany TDY all the time. those deployments are deployments, probably not tdy's. as for loans, unless youre stationed near a good school, youll prob go online, in which case your per semester cap will max every class, so TA ends up covering only 1 semester a year. (i took 9 courses this year and paid for 3, 10 class/yr is being a full time student). youll choose a job before you go to meps the 2nd time. |
working a mop in the Air Force sounds better than what i'm currently doing right now. besides, you head to tech school after basic. you have got to learn a few things there that can get you to do something besides cleaning, right?
fyi, I took a class for CAD. Designed a connecting rod, and a few small 3d
engine parts.
for travel, i know it's not going to be like paradise. but it beats staying at the shit town I've lived in for the past 5 years with my parents.
and well then would it be better to do college work after I'm done with active duty? using the G.I. Bill and any other benefits toward college.
right now, I'm just looking to change my lifestyle, and get on with the next stage with my life. most of my friends are just out partying and working at fast food restaurants. not really giving two shits about what's important right now. i feel like i can do better than that.
as for the ASVAB, it looks like a piece of cake. I took physics, chemistry, algebra 2, and some trigonometry courses in highschool. and work on my own truck and dirt bike. with a little studying i should get a pretty high score.