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Lets say I have a GED. I take 15 hours of college classes to bump it up to a Diploma. Do you think I would have a good chance at getting into BUD's? Everyone I ask says that if you have a GED, and you take the 15 hours, they will make it a Diploma. I just want to know if the Navy will accept me saying I've done this. I know I have to be chosen for BUD's, but I know what I have to do to get in, and I'll do whatever it takes. So, GED+15 hours of college=Diploma, can I get in?
Hi John,
If you have a GED and you get 15 or more college credits, you become Tier I Education Level. In other words, you're on the exact same level, whether it comes to enlistment qualifications, or potential enlistment jobs, as someone with a 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.
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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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