Student Loans are History...for USMC

[Navel_Avatar]

For all of you, including myself, that will be commissioned during 2008, your student loans will be paid in full by the USMC. The MARADMIN 038/08 just came out...can I get an ooh rah?

http://www.usmc.mil/maradmins/marad...e6c82b5de6e3dda9852573d20051953a?OpenDocument

 

[xmid]

Why can't the Navy do something like this?...

 

[BACONATOR]

I hate you guys.....

 

[MasterBates]

I remember the USN considering this at one point, but it never came to fruition.

I wish they would make my 80+K in outstanding student loans go poof!

 

[Rasczak]

Very nice..

 

[Praying4OCS]

Why can't the Navy do something like this?...

Good question!

 

[Flash]

Why can't the Navy do something like this?...

Money......I am guessing since the Navy is shrinking and the Marines are growing that the Marines are trying to sweeten the pot as much as possible.

 

[DocT]

I wish I was eligible for this. I have a bunch of student loans.

 

[BarrettRC8]

Wow, because I commissioned 30NOV07 I'm not eligible. Awesome.

 

[usmarinemike]

Shit...and all this time I thought I was being smart by not running up 10s of thousands in student loans. I'm graduating with positive net worth, a good savings, and paid for vehicles. All without student loans.

I should have been more irresponsible and lived like a rockstar while I could.

FUCK STUDENT LOANS AND THE DEBT HORSE THEY RODE IN ON. ALL THIS DOES IS REINFORCE BAD HABITS FOR OFFICERS LATER ON WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO BORROW EVEN LARGER SUMS OF MONEY. IT TREATS THE SYMPTOMS, BUT NOT THE CAUSE.

 

[MasterBates]

If I had not joined the Navy, my student loans were an investment.

When I graduated the job market sucked.

GMI grads were getting hired where UofM and MichStaterts were not.

Being that I am in the Navy, it was like investing in flood insurance on a mountain peak.. But if I did not join it would have been worth it.

 

[Scoob]

Being that I am in the Navy, it was like investing in flood insurance on a mountain peak.. But if I did not join it would have been worth it.

Except that it was more like investing in flood insurance on a house built out of JELL-O.

Detroit is toast.

 

[MasterBates]

Even though the Big 3 are in trouble, Engineers are still making $$$ there. Tier 1 and 2 suppliers are where the big bucks are.

 

[smustang51]

Don't give up hope guys-check this link out...

http://www.nasfaa.org/Publications/2007/G2669summary091007.html

The Navy won't be paying for your costs directly, but the government might be...direct yourself specifically to the "loan forgiveness" part. If I'm not mistaken, everyone should be able to make their loans disappear...not just jarheads

 

[Navel_Avatar]

Yeah but you still have to have made 120 payments to be eligible according to that "proposed" legislation. Thanks, but I'd rather have it all paid for and Fly Marines.