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I really want to join the Air Force and,don't think I can with a GED.I have asked allot of people now one knows.
Hi David,
"Technically" one can join the Air Force with a GED, as long as they have a 65 or above ASVAB score. Realistically, it's almost impossible.
The Air Force applies a quota to the number of GED applicants they allow to enlist each year. For the past several years, they've allowed in less than one percent (about 1/2 a percent) of their total enlistments each year with a GED. Those selected are usually exceptionally well-qualified otherwise (90 or above ASVAB score, established work history, employment experience in a career that Air Force finds desirable, etc).
That's the bad news. The good news is that if you get 15 or more college credits, you are in the same educational enlistment category as a high school diploma-holder.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website 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.
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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