Damien435
Active member
Pretty simple question here, which would be better for a college student? The Reserve or the Guard? I will try to be brief is giving you my current predicament and will consider all you guys and gals have to say. As a large number of the members of this forum have in one way or another been in the military I value your opinions quite heavily. Anyways, my situation, I start college next fall (depending on the length of training, I may miss the first semester of college but I am already one year behind so no biggy.) and since I just found out that I can join the Guard or Reserve while attending ROTC I would very much like to do that, plus they both have outstanding financial aid to give out. If I join the Reserve about my only option is 31B (Military Police) because that unit is only 60 miles away and I definetly don't want to be a chemical engineer. If I join the Guard My options are 91W (Medic) and 31B (Military Police, again.). If I go MP there is a very real chance that I will miss my first semester of College because of the length of training, if I go Medic it is a sure thing I will miss the first semester BUT with the amount of college credits I could get for Medic and the number I have from AP classes I might be able to make up for that first semester. Cost is an issue here, in order to get the Montgomery GI Bill I must be MOS qualified which means I have to do Basic and AIT before I start schooling. Both the Reserve and the Guard say they give more money than the other, from what I can see the Guard does actually offer more money because I can get state money in addition to Federal money. I have to make a decision within the next couple of weeks so your wise words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.