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Hi Rod,
I've finally decided to reenlist into the Army next week and I got one last question to ask. When I retrieve my GED will I be able to attend college while in BCT? or do the Colleges in the Military not accept GEDs at all?
Hi Jon-Jon,
First of all, nobody gets to attend college while in BCT (Basic Combat Training, or more commonly referred to as "Basic Training."
This applies, whether you have a high school diploma, or not. While in basic training (BCT), ever single second of your life is regulated. You don't hardly have time to pee, let alone attend college courses.
I'm confused, however..... you use the term "reenlist" in the Army, and not "enlist" in the Army. If you're "reenlisting," why are you attending BCT (Army Basic Training?)
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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