College on Active Duty? | GET PAID MORE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2020
- Did you recruiter say you could go to school on active duty, but never tell you how? If so, this is for you.
If you're in the military or thinking about joining, here are some opportunities for you to get paid extra by taking classes while in the military.
My top favorite ways to fund and potentially pocket money by going to school on active duty are:
TA (Tuition Assistance)
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-ai...
Private Scholarships.
Most likely, TA will be sufficient to cover all tuition costs while going to school on active duty, but if you are able to get partial or full Pell Grant PLUS some scholarships, you can likely make some good additional money every year just by going to school.
Good luck!
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You’re a life saver I watched your videos you explain it in detail. I’m planning to go to the Airforce and I’m seeking all the help and information I can get. 🇺🇸
So glad I'm able to provide you some value! You'll benefit from the homework you're doing now. Keep it up and you'll do great!
Great video. This was a big help
Happy to help! Glad you found it useful.
You’re videos are underrated, thank you so much for the help. In your opinion, what branch has best college benefits active duty? I’ve been looking into marines because of the physical fitness, but it seems the navy might be better for college
Thank you! So glad you find it helpful!
I'd say it's more a matter of lifestyle and time availability than education benefits while you're in. All branches offer pretty much the same feels as far as TA. Just go with the branch that will give you the job you want. You'll be able to take classes regardless, it'll just be work.
So just a little correction on the prell grant thing. The prell grant is only non taxable if you use it for school (tuition, books, supplies, fees etc.) anything that is left over and comes back to you that you don’t use for school is taxed.
That's a great point Caleb. While true, there are plenty of expenses associated with being a student that I think it's a very low risk of having to pay any taxes. But still definitely something I should have noted.
Hey, thanks for all the videos dude they really help. I'm using TA right now but had no idea about the pell grants; going to try to look into that more tomorrow. Keep the videos coming!
Dude! So glad to hear I was able to give you something valuable. The same goes for when you get out and use the GI Bill - you can still get the pell grant.
Thanks so much man! More videos to come, just not as frequently as I had hoped! lol
@Jroward246 always worth it. It's based on academic year though, so you likely won't get anything until next semester.
@Jroward246 none of that matters. It's only about the number of courses you're enrolled in and your income.
@Jroward246 basically. But the amount will be prorated if you're under full time.
@Jroward246 just make sure you only accept the grants. Not the loans.
Thank you for this video. I’m AD but I’ve only been in for 18 months. Do you know how long you have to be at your command to get TA?
Doesn't matter how long you've been with your command. Last I heard they removed the time in service requirement in the Marines (branch dependent). I would just apply for TA and FAFSA together. If TA gets denied, just use the FAFSA Pell Grant to pay the school instead of pocketing the money. It's more important to get classes knocked out.
you can also use MGIB while using TA and pell grant
Sure. But that's underutilizing your GI Bill. Kinda dumb if you ask me.
Is it beneficial to wait and use FAFSA when I’m out and using the GI bill to go to school?
I only ask since I notice there is a limitation to how many years of FAFSA you’re allowed to use and figure it may be better to wait if I want to go to school full-time and not work.
It depends what your educational goals are. I support using it while on active duty because I want to encourage people to push to get as much of their undergrad completed while on active duty using TA and FAFSA. The Pell Grant is for undergrad, and if you are able to accomplish most of your degree before you get out you won't run into the limitation problem.
Does that make sense?
Hi, thank you for sharing excellent information. I am currently Active Duty. I received a Bachelor’s before joining, and I am not using and would like to pursue a second Bachelors's in Sports and Health Science. Unfortunately, TA will not pay for a dual Bachelor's even though I paid for the first without using military benefits. Is this right? And can I still apply for the Pell Grant ?
So glad it has been helpful in some way!
Unfortunately you must use TA to pursue higher education than you already have. You can use TA to work towards a MA in some Health Science field if you can find a program. Another unfortunate piece is that the Pell Grant is only for undergraduate students... this is why some will get very close to finishing their program and make a switch, then finish both programs simultaneously.
You can still use TA for graduate school and find/apply for scholarships outside of FAFSA.
Sorry, those aren't great answers for your situation. Let me know if there is any way I can help!
@@jasonburds Ok!! Thank you for replying. I will look into scholarships.
you can get the pell grant from submiting your fasfa every semester to include the summer semester. max is 12 semesters. Also no need in saving this because after you get one bachelors degree you can no longer access this benefit
This is true
So I'm using TA and active duty. How does FASFA work in this case
You can go to studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
To apply for federal student aid. Because you are in the military, you will likely qualify. It's just important to not accept the loans but only grants that don't need to be paid back.
I applied for FAFSA and got a Pell grant. When I signed up for classes, it automatically deducted from my Pell grant first and it didn't let me have an option to choose a different payment method. How do I make it so I use my Tuition assistance money first so I can pocket the Pell grant? I believe if Pell grant covers the cost of my classes first than I can't pocket tuition assistance money.
You can't pocket TA money. I would talk to the school cashier or registrar.
@@jasonburds Hello, is there a way I could contact you? Via email?
@@Traveltanae sure. militarybottomline@gmail.com
i used 3.5 years of my FAFSA for my BA already. Will I only have till 6 years to use FAFSA when I enlist?
Why would you enlist if you have a BA? You don't qualify for FAFSA if you already have a bachelors...
You didn’t mention CA ( credential assistance)
I'm not familiar with this! Thanks for the heads up! I'll look into it!
@@jasonburds sure , anytime , I’m using it right now for my network plus cert. you get a year to finish it and you do it on your schedule. You can use both ca and ta up to 4K .
Surprisingly not many people know about this. I was able to find someone who is very knowledgeable at central Texas college in the higher education department.
@@rogersepeda it's an active duty benefit?
@@jasonburds well I’m active duty and I’m using it so I would assume so lol
So sorry, but it bug me. You have the acronym multiple times, youre teaching people... Just say FaFSA, not FASFA!!!
Touche.
Tuition assistance doesn’t give you the student the difference in cost per credit hour. This is WRONG information. In other words, if your class is 3 credit hours and each credit hour is $50. The total cost for that class is $150. Tuition assistance pays $250, so a max of $750. You wouldn’t receive $650 back. I think he just mis-spoke and was referring to you being able to pocket the un-needed FAFSA money. That, you will pocket.
I definitely was not implying that TA is refunded to the student. Only additional FAFSA money can be refunded.