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Can you please tell me which branch is more likely to accept someone with a GED? I talked to a Navy recruiter yesterday and have become very discouraged. I am asking for my 17 yr old son.
Hi Milissa,
This is a simple question. By far, the Army is the service that accepts the most GED-holders.
However, I should mention that if an applicant (for any of the branches) gets at least 15 college credits, they are considered on the same enlistment level as high school diploma-holders.
So, if your Son has a GED, and has his heart set on the Navy, all he has to do is get 15 or more college credits, and he will be on the same enlistment/educational level as those who apply with a high school diploma.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
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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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