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Originally Posted by Jersyboyy
Hey guys iv been away for a week now visiting my brother who is recovering from one of the largest and most rare types of brain tumor.
We've been talking and im finally ready to dive in the military. I have always been split about it and im finally at the point where I want in.
A few years ago I wanted to be a badass, a Marine, but iv always wanted to be in the Air Force and that is where I plan to begin my military career.
My brother, my brother in law and my brothers friends who have or are in the military have given me a lot of advice on the whole thing.
One thing they strongly advice me to do is have someone with a better understanding of things go with me when I sign that contract.
In hopes that I get the best for myself and not get bitten in the butt by the recruiter.
I was told to almost negotiate my terms for enlistment including, payment for school,the specific job I want to do, where I want to be stationed, my sign on bonus,the term of my contract, vacation time ect ect.
Well if anyone has experience and would like to throw some tips my way or even want to go with me to the recruiter that would be awesome and id really appreciate it.
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GL with that dude. Im currently waiting to leave for basic training for the air force. Unless you do special ops your not getting a sign on bonus. They will also tell you your not guaranteed ANY job. They say IF you dont get 1 one of the 4 jobs you listed you will get a job in the field you did best on for the ASVAB test. Either General, Electrical or Mechanical. Your schooling is automatically paid and you have several different choices on how to pay for it which they will tell you about. DEFINITELY get the GI bill (one of the choices) You paid $100 a month for one year ($1200 TOTAL) and they give you like $39k for schooling, no idea why though lol. Where you get stationed is the same as your job title your not guaranteed anything, but they will tell you most likely you will get one of your first three choices. Im not too sure about vacation time but i THINK its the same for everything.
Remember your test score on your ASVAB test is what opens up a lot of different options for jobs. The higher you score the more jobs you can choose from. And last thing about the Air Force is that they have a huge waiting list unlike the other branches. After you go to meps plan on waiting like 4-6 months before you leave for basic. It took them 3-4 months to even get me to meps and now i have to wait like 4-5 for basic training. All the other branches get you out asap, so if you want to leave right away the Air Force isnt the way to go.
One thing id like to know if there any guys already in the air force here, what is the AVERAGE length of time for deployments? Ive heard 2 months from one recruiter and 4 months from another so i kinda think they have no idea. I know it varies depending on your job title but id like to just have some kind of idea.