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I'm currently in between summer break being a senior and kind of behind in school. But i would like to know what level of education do you need to join either the Navy or the Air Force?
Hi Elizabeth,
You need to be a graduate from high school.
Both services will accept an extremely limited number of applicants each year with a GED, but your chances of being accepted increase immensely if you stay in school and get your diploma.
The Navy will accept no more than 10 or 15 percent of all their enlistees each year with a GED, and the Air Forc accepts, hardly none at all (no more than 1 percent).
In short, if you want to join the Air Force or Navy, your best bet is to stay in school and get your high school diploma.
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.
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.
Education/Credentials
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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