I have 75 college credits and I want to join the Navy as an LS.
While in AD I want to get a degree from an accredited college that has an actual campus like brigham young university or lsu. Obviously Id have to take the classes online, the major id be interested in is Supply Chain Management.
I know military helps pay tuition once you leave service but would the Navy help me pay for the tuition while Im on AD?
Is it true that the federal government uses the same supply/logistics systems as the Navy does?
Through research I keep reading that businesses/employers do not accept degrees from online colleges. If this is true then finishing my degree from LSU or BYU would make a lot more sense then finishing my degree from Excelsior,thomas edison state or charter oak, right?
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Stay away from diploma factories like Excelsior. As Catherine stated, there are a lot of factors involved. Some online degrees carry just as much weight as brick-and-mortar degrees while others they won't touch you with a 10' pole. On the other hand, you can get a degree from a brick-and-mortar school and that won't be accepted either.
And tuition assistance is a nice benefit. I had to use GI Bill when I was attending classes on active duty. That meant I had that much less money once I separated and started school full time.
so what are your suggestions on this topic? shoiuld I go to a reputable state school with a low tuition and graduate from there,even though as many credits wont get transfered than if I went to Excelsior and the like?
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Originally posted by mturnb: Stay away from diploma factories like Excelsior.
Depends. In some cases (with vast amounts of experience, for example) a degree is just a piece paper needed to check off the box and they dont care where it's from. I've known a few people that used places like excelsior to jump into masters programs faster at "better" schools as well, one of those went on to a PhD program as well.
OP-we are not life counselors. Only you know what you want, some state schools offer courses online as well (ie Penn State has an enormous on-line school right now. One of my friends selected them over others because of their strength of courses) and most Community college gen ed credits will work anywhere. If you want to go to a brick and mortar school either do it now or wait until you're done.
Do what is best for you. Besides, you won't know unitl you get there whether or not you're even allowed to take classes while in or if you'll have the time.
What are your credits in? How is your GPA? Have you looked into NROTC or BDCP at all?
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so really towards what you want in a degree you have less than 74 credits.
If you want to go to school, go to school. If you want to serve and understand that school may or may happen for you while you're in, then join. Just dont go into it thinking you're garunteed to take classes while in, you are there first and foremost to serve, not get your degree.
i dont want to join just to go to college while im in, but if i can then why not.why not take advantage of every available benefit if Im giving them years of my life?
i dont mind going in for 6 years, if the sea/shore rotation is 4 yrs/2yrs then i should be able to possibly get the degree done while at shore.
not necessarily. for one.. the first year can be spent in treaining alone.. where youare not pemrited totake college course. then say you have 4 years of sea duty.. okay maybe a coupelof classes depending on your OPTEMPO. but nobody is going tolet you rotate to shore for justa year.. you will either need to re eenlist, or extend yoru sea duty to your ETS.
or say you go to shore duty either fresh outta A or C school.. or do decide to re up and take shore douty. still gotta qualify in whatever job you are in.. couldtake a week.. could take six months. oh yeah., and th eterm IA or GSA.. thou shalt deploy from shore duty too. DH just came back from an 8 monther out of shore duty.. in fcat many shore commands are sending more bodies to beef up[ the Army presence due tothe fact thay they arte shore duty and can aford to be short staffed occassionally.
or your shore duty could be 12 hours a day 6 days a week. or overnight. or some other wonky ass schedule that precludes being able to take college courses on your own time. In other words.. never assume that shore duty will make it easy to get an education. It may not be.
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Originally posted by 21778939: i dont want to join just to go to college while im in, but if i can then why not.why not take advantage of every available benefit if Im giving them years of my life?
I totally agree. Just pointing out that it may not ever be an option for you (I wont restate the IA stuff that Mrs brought up)
Upper level courses are interesting, in that they normally don't transfer between traditional schools, as you said. Then again, just because they transfer to the school does not mean they transfer to your chosen new program of study.
You need to decide for you what you need. The excelsior degree programs, well, normally not so hot. It's questionable you'd get the experience in 6 years to make up for that, but, who knows? a traditional school would be much better, but, you're listing schools that I can't think of you being stationed near. Some bases are near schools, others work with schools to get remote offices set up on base. Penn State has a whole online school, but it is very, very, expensive. On the flip side, it's a Penn State degree, and they work hard to ensure that standards stay high (only online school I know of that remotely proctors exams via webcam)
