You can do a whole hell of a lot with $4500, you could buy a huge flat screen TV, buy a decent used car, put a decent down payment on a new car or you could go to college.  You see $4500 is the amount that the Marine Corps will give you to go to school.  That’s right they will GIVE you $4500 (at the rate of $250 dollars a semester hour) to go to school on your free time and improve yourself.

What do I have to do to get it?

You really don’t have to do too much to receive this money to go to school.  You need to go down to the Joint Education Center take a college 101 class which explains Tuition Assistance (TA) and all that good stuff.  you then find a school that you want to attend find the classes you want to attend take your TA form to your CO or education officer that has been filled out so they can sign it.  Take the TA form back to JEC and go to the classes that you have signed up for.

As you can see getting your Tuition Assistance is not a complicated endeavour and the paybacks are outstanding.  You can easily achieve an AA degree in a 4 year enlistment or if you are determined you can even get that bachelor’s degree as my brother during his 1 enlistment in the AF.

Investing in yourself with an education is one of the best things that you can do to improve your chances for promotion.  Corporals and below receive 10 points per class on their composite score.  Sgt’s and above are going to get favorable recognition on FitRep’s and on the promotion boards.  Even if you do not expect to stay in the Corps you can use a degree to help you negotiate a higher salary when you do get out.

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