Cecilie1200
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Another thought.
If he goes into the military prior to college, and one of his goals is to finance his college education, he can get a really great jump on it for free.
While on active duty he can take the 5 basic CLEP tests. Each test is worth 6 college credits. 30 credits or one year of college for 5 tests. And any HS Graduate should be able to pass them easily.
Then after that there are DANTES tests, which he can take on hundreds of subjects they are worth anywhere from 1 to 5 credit hours each. I think the weirdest one I took was on forestry. I knew nothing about it but took the test on a whim and got 2 credit hours in forestry.
Most colleges will accept these tests and award the credits toward a degree. And there are always on-base courses by accredited Universities. When you aren't deployed that is.
Just being in the service can get you some credits. Some are based on time in, what you actually do and just for being in.
I have 3 credits for rope handling boatsmanship. Since I was an Elec Tech, I never got to use them, but I did have them.
Being an ET2 gave me all but the final credit needed for an asc degree.
Also, should you ever wish to apply for any sort of government job, your time in the military counts as a hiring preference AND toward your seniority once you get the job. I worked for the USPS years ago, and when I took the postal service exam, the only people higher than me on the hiring register were former military.