Hello everyone/anyone... I am new to air warriors and I have a question about BDCP pay. I am currently debating what would be better for me: BDCP or the Marines. The money from BDCP is definitely an incentive to take the Navy route. I asked the recruiter that I have been speaking with if I would have to pay that money back in anyway, anytime and he said no. I find this a little hard to believe though. Is there really no obligation on my part to pay it back whether it be through more service, less pay, less retirement, etc. etc.?? Thanks!!
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Man I got to go get a drink after reading that craplizardz43 said:
. Where am I again? *walks around aimlessly*
I too thought that people who told me about BDCP were full of crap, but it is everybit and more that what is advertised.
Godspeed said:
wow what a great introduction for a new member...typical though..
For some perspective. I just filed my taxes and saw that my before tax pay was $29,000 last year in bdcp. just for going to school and getting good grades. that is with a spouse though so higher BAH
not counting all the health/dental benefits i have gotten the past year.
It is worth it
But dont do it for the money, do it because you think you will enjoy the job
In response to GodSpeed:I agree with what you said, but it is not that I "don't know if I should go marines or not," the marines was my original choice, and I am still leaning in that direction, but I did not want to make any decisions without looking at all of my options, one of them being BDCP. My question was mainly in response to a thread I was reading in which someone wrote:
"Plus, the 2.5 years on BDCP pay tacks on the your retirement if you are a lifer. I only stand to lose about 6k going marine compared to you losing like 50k."
I did not and still don't quite know what they meant by this.
"Plus, the 2.5 years on BDCP pay tacks on the your retirement if you are a lifer. I only stand to lose about 6k going marine compared to you losing like 50k."
I did not and still don't quite know what they meant by this.
Purdue Jones
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I as just accepted as a BDCP NFO. To clear up the years thing, the time you spend as a BDCP counts towards your years in the service. Thus if you spent 2 years as a BDCP then 18 years in the service after graduation, that would be 20 years total in the service.
For my two cents, earlier this year I was convinced that I wanted to join the Navy and fly and I figured since that is what I want to do then BDCP is great since it pays you while you're in school as someone mentioned earlier for just getting good grades. The only other commitment is to meet with your recruiter on a regular basis. I'm meeting with min this weekend as he is coming up to school.
Hope that helps.
For my two cents, earlier this year I was convinced that I wanted to join the Navy and fly and I figured since that is what I want to do then BDCP is great since it pays you while you're in school as someone mentioned earlier for just getting good grades. The only other commitment is to meet with your recruiter on a regular basis. I'm meeting with min this weekend as he is coming up to school.
Hope that helps.
You don't have...to meet with your recruiter I basically meet with him twice a year both for a PRT annnnndddd thats about it.Purdue Jones said:
Purdue Jones
SNFO
Firefriendly,
I took the ASTB in mid October and had my final kit done in mid November to early December. Don't really remember.
I took the ASTB in mid October and had my final kit done in mid November to early December. Don't really remember.
Purdue Jones
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I graduate December of '05.
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