what is the min. amout of year you can serve in the air force?
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the min. you can enlist for is four years, but you can end up serving less time for different reasons.
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Each of the U.S. military branches have their own age requirements and it also depends on the type of enlistment.  Enclosed please find the URLs to all the U.S. military recruitment websites so you can investigate further:\n\nwww.goarmy.com\n\nwww.navy.com\n\nwww.airforce.com\n\nwww.marines.com\n\nwww.uscg.com\n\nThank you for considering the U.S. military services.
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Each branch of the US Military has their own commissioning source(s) and will therefore give you different advice on the "best" ways to go about it. If you are less than two years into College, or are still high school, consider ROTC or entrance into your preferred military service's academy. If you currently hold a degree from an accredited institution, consider Officer Training School (OTS) as your commissioning source.\n\nThe path to flight status can be complicated, and there are a lot of disqualifying factors--everything comes into play--your sitting height/weight, your vision, your work/school history, any civil involvement. You need to concentrate on one thing at a time. \n\nIf you're still early in the game, talk to a recruiter but don't necessarily believe everything he says, and get all your options lined up before you make a decision. You'll want to do a lot of research as well. A good source of info is at www.baseops.net\n\nThe road to wings can take years--but will be more than worth it if you want it bad enough. Generally speaking as well, you will incur a 6 year active duty service commitment if you are accepted for a pilot slot.\n\nAlso keep in mind if the military is even for you. I've met a lot of officers that got hooked in Undergraduate Pilot Training, and now serve as officers somewhere else. Keep in mind that if everything doesn't work out in pilot training, you'd already be a commissioned officer at that point--so you'll still have to serve out your committment.\n\nMostly, more than anything, have your heart into it. If you know it's what you want, then go all the way...\n\nSee you in the air...\n\n"Sith"
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Minimum is 3 years.  If you are good at the job, they will offer to let you convert (change your job skill) and work in the recruiting field for the rest of your career.  That doesn't mean that you will be a recruiter all that time, it just means that you will hold that job skill.  Just as in the civilian world, the more rank you get, the further you get taken away from the actual "job" and get stuck with supervision.
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When you join the Air Force you can retrain into another career field before your first enlistment is up (actual time depends on the length of your first enlistment.)\n\nYou can also submit for retraining at anytime in your career, it is just not guaranteed like it is at the first re-enlistment.\n\nLook into the 1A3 career field, great outside jobs with that.
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Retirement from active duty is now "mandatory" at age 55.  I believe the rule is the same for the reserves, but it's hard to say for the National Guard because each state has different rules.  However, there is an exception to every rule, and it's possible that you may be able to get an age waiver for retirement.  If you want to find out for sure, call the base operator at your nearest Army post and ask them to connect you to the military personnel office -- customer service division.
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Please don't. \n\nIn the Air Force you can sign up for 2 years instead of the normal 4 years. \n\nIf you go AWOL, oh you'll be sorry!! That stays on your record for the rest of your life and it may determine whether you get a good job or a sloppy one. Trust me, my Dad went AWOL in the Navy and it hurt him
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&&&***\nYou must be between the ages of 204 -408 months of age.\n\n\nActive Duty Enlistment Requirements and Benefits \nAge Requirements Be between the ages of 17-34 years. \nLength of Service 2-6 year commitment/Serve a total of 8 years in the military \nRetirement May Retire after 20 yrs. of qualifying service \nJob Choices 200 jobs to choose from \nMedical / Dental Benefits Medical and dental benefits \nJob training opportunities Specialized job training (AIT)  \nLocation of duty May be stationed at home or on foreign soil\n \nWork Schedule Serve 5 days a week \nVacation & Leave 30 days military leave per year (paid vacation) \nSocial & Recreational Programs Unlimited access to all military Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) facilities or programs \nEducation Benefits Educational benefits \nCommissary Privileges Unlimited post exchange and commissary privileges \nPhysical Requirements Physical training 3-4 times a wee
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Good luck with that one.  The Air Force can be rather selective since they usually aren't hurting for recruits.  I knew someone who had a minor drug possession charge which had been wiped through an ARD Program and the only way the Air Force would take him (after spending months on the paperwork) was if he took any 'job' they gave him despite him scoring 98 percentile on his ASVAB.  He didn't want to get stuck doing something he didn't like, so he joined the National Guard instead.
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Age \n\nOne would think that age would be a simple category.  One is old enough, or too old, right?  Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way.  By federal law (10 U.S.C., 510), the minimum age for enlistment in the United States Military is 17 (with parental consent) and the maximum age is 35. This is to ensure than anyone who enlists on active duty can be eligible for retirement (20 years of service) at the mandatory age of 55 (60 in some cases). However, DOD policy allows the individual services to specify the maximum age of enlistment based upon their own unique requirements. The individual services have set the following maximum ages for non-prior service enlistment: \n\n\nActive Army - 42 \nArmy Reserves - 42 \nActive Air Force - 27 \nAir Force Reserve - 34 \nActive Navy - 34 \nNaval Reserves - 39 \nActive Marines - 28 \nMarine Corps Reserve - 29 \nActive and Reserve Coast Guard - 27\n\nHowever, prior service enlistees can receive an "age waiver." In most cases, the amount of age that can be waived depends upon the amount of time the individual previously spent in the military. For example, let's say that an individual has four years of credible military service in the Marine Corps and wants to join the Air Force. The Air Force could waive the individual's maximum enlistment age to age 31 (Maximum age of 27 for the Air Force, plus four years credible service in the Marines). For the Marine Corps, the maximum age of enlistment for prior service is 32, after computing the prior-service age adjustment.\n\nGod Bless you and the Southern People.
700752
My son just finished 9 weeks of basic training and 11 weeks of "Schooling" for the Army.  It depends which career field you are in as to the length of the schooling part of it.  My husband's school was three months for his career field in the Air Force.
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Single parents may not enlist in  ANY Active duty branch of the military.  They may NOT give up custody for the sole purpose of enlisting( the Marines make you wait 12 months after giving up custody before youy can even try to enlist).  you may NOT regain custody at all during your first term of enlistment( anywhere from 2-6 years.) \n\nThe Air Force RESERVE will take single parents.. HOWEVER, a rock solid family care plan must be in place at all times. Additionally.. the AF is overmanned, and can afford to be picky about who they will take.  Same with the Navy.
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You should join the Air Force ROTC.  They will let you finish college and they will pay your tuition.  Then, you are obligated to 4 years in the Air Force as an officer.
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you have two years of eligibility left.
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good lord!, how can you say your a loser when you are actually retiring with a PENSION!!! how many people can say that! not to mention you stuck it out in the military  for 20 years. ok, sure it would be better to get to e9 but as you know it can be a long hard crawl in the air force. the best advice i can give you is this "GET YOUR DEGREE!" before you leave, its the military's best deal.  if you had high enough asvab test scores to get in the air force there is no excuse! i still owe thousands for my education so don't let that happen to you. good luck and thanks for serving.
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All military contracts are for 8 years.  this can be broken up into chunks of Active Duty, reserves and IRR.\n\nCurrently the shortest AD contract is 15 months, that starts after all training is completed(boot camp, a and C schools).  this is followed by 24 months in the Reserves( and no getting out of it.. at this time, NCS Sailors may not extend on AD).  Aftre that, they may continue in the Reserves or go to Individual Ready reserve( no drilling, no commitmment, but may still be recalled to AD)\n\nAs for education:  AD sailors have the opportuntiy to sign up for the GI Bill.. for a contribution of $1200( payable over 12 months) you will be able to access up to $30,000(and sometimes more) for college, that can be used within ten years of separating from AD.  There is also Tuition assistance that you can utilize while on AD.. 16 credits per year.  You may also get credit for any schools you attend,  You may CLEP(test) out of some classes and gain credit that way.  There are PACE courses on NKO that can also be tarnsferred over for college credit.  \n\nHow easily you can do any of these things, hwoever, will depend on your duties.  You military obligation will always come first, and there will be deployments .\n\nIf you want to be a chef, look into the CS rating.  Culinary Specialist.  Yes, you are a glorified short order cook, BUT you will learn the basics as well as possibly have the opportunity to go to Culinary School on the Navy's dime.
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First of all, 60% of all AF enlistees do not know what their job is, they enlist open contract. The Air Force does not allow everyone to choose a job BEFORE enlisting. The odds of yoiu getting that job are slim.\n\nYes, the Air Force is deploying to Iraq, and in the next few years, almost every Airman will have deployed.\n\nIf you want a career in Auto Body, I recommend the Navy. They have that as a job and you have an 83% chance of getting it in your contract, if you qualify and a vacancy exists.