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hello my name is jiquon and i am currently in a bind with me only having a ged. I am however enrolled in a local community college to earn 15 credits. My question is on what date does the year re-start for the military (as-in) on what date can the military make GED recipients tier 1
Hi Jiquon,
The Military doesn't ever make GED-holders Tier I.
GED-holders are *always* Tier II.
However, each of the Military services allow a certain percentage of Tier II (GED Holders) to join each year.
The Army (includes active duty, Army Reserves, and Army National Guard) allows as much as 30 percent of their recruits each year to be a Tier II, each fiscal year. However, under the regulation, in order for a Tier II to be eligible, they must score at least a 50 on the ASVAB. But, because there are a whole lot more Tier II applicants who want to join, than there are slots available, most of those accepted are those who score 80 or greater on the ASVAB.
The Navy and the Naval Reserves allow about 15 percent of their applicants each year to be Tier II. To be part of that 15 percent, one would need to score between an 85 and 90 on the ASVAB, to be competitive for one of the limited slots.
The Marine Corps (active and Reserve), the Air Force (active, reserve, and Air National Guard), and the Coast Guard (active and reserve), accept the fewest Tier II applicants each year (less than five percent). You pretty much have to ace the ASVAB in order to be considered as a Tier II candidate in any of these branches.
Recruiting runs on a "fiscal year," which means the "recruiting year" begins each October 1. However, that does not mean they accept more Tier II applicants at the beginning of the FY than they do at the end. Whoever told you that is mistaken.
My advice? Unless you are a "test-wiz" and can score very high on the ASVAB, get your 15 college credits.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
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.
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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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