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AA/AS Degree makes you an E3?
My son has time to get the few credits to get the degree. We have always steered him toward getting GE classes done for a transfer to a 4-year college.
So is the AS more beneficial (for the Navy) than being at transfer level?
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Permalink Reply by caldwec on
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I believe he would have to have 48 total college credits to start @ E3. Otherwise, he'll probably start at E2.
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Permalink Reply by Sweet*Southern*Lady on
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Either way, if you actually have the degree its much easier to transfer credits to other universities. I know the three colleges I've attended if you had the AS or AA they had to accept your General education classes.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I agree. I consolidated my credits into an AA and there was no quibbling over transfer credits from then on.
And it only counts if it is IN THE CONTRACT before they take the final oath and leave for Boot Camp.
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Permalink Reply by Deneen(Nurse McGyver) on
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My sailor started @ E3 due to the fact that she had ROTC in HS. I don't know how they figure out the college credit part of it.
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Permalink Reply by JD's Mom (Ship 11 DIV 181) on
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Ahhh another Eagle. Mine went in as an E-3 as well with his Eagle.
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my wife went to boot camp as a e3 with a as
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Permalink Reply by Arwen on
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Here's the official Navy version:
If you have satisfactorily completed 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours of college credits, you may be enlisted in paygrade E2. For those who have satisfactorily completed 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of college credits, you can be enlisted in paygrade E3. College credits must be listed in the Accredited Institutions of Post Secondary Education published by the American Council on Education. Classes must be of the 100 and higher variety as remedial courses are NOT authorized for use in determining whether you qualify for Advanced Paygrade.
In most colleges, at least 60 credits are needed for an AA/AS (120 for a Bachelor degree). So, if someone has an AA/AS, they should have more than enough credits to get E-3 out of boot camp. And no, they don't have to wait until A-school, they get it straight out of boot camp, and get to wear their new rate at PIR.
Oregon college credits work differently than the rest of the US university systems because it works on a trimester basis, with shorter classes. It takes more Oregon credits to get the same priviledge. My son's recruiter said it was 32 credits for E-2 and 48 credits for E-3
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My daughter went in as an E3. she does not have her associate degree but does have numerous credits earned at a 4 year college. She has not finished yet but hopes to do so during her enlistment. Hope this helps.
Kathy Dee
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