originalbigjim
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After bootcamp, ATT, my A school, C school and credits earned just for being a AE3 I had roughly 50 credits, I earned another 50 through Clep, Dantes and Excelsior Exams, I took another 40 credits in actual classes to finish the require courses i need for my major and residency (realize that is 140 and BS are 120, I had extra credits) I would have finished it much soon if I wanted a degree in something like general studies. I am in an accelerated Masters program that is a little longer than a year. All of these programs are regionally accredited.Come on SOB! You didn't know you can buy a Masters degree online for 100 bucks? I get one of those spam emails at least once a day!
Glad you brought this up. I didn't even think about it. By 22, getting an associate's, bachelor's and then masters degree while active duty enlisted does NOT seem possible.
I moved out of my house at 17, I has my own business selling electronics, hosting websites. Moved from MI to FL. Got married at 18 and had my first kid. joined the navy to pay for college. had another kids once i arrived at my 1st command at 20 and then another at 21 while transferring my current command.
My job in the navy is an aircraft battery tech, we have a lot of down time, I capitalized on that to further my education, instead for following my peers and taking naps and surfing the internet.
believe me if you want, that this point I really don't care.