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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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Hi, You can't be put back onto duty, but if you have a medical condition which is caused by or made worse by military service you may be eligible for medical care and/or disability compensation from
Hi, It will require a medical waiver. Wether or not a waiver will be approved is anyone's guess. For details about medical waivers see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/medicalwaiver
Hi, Yes, but you have to join a Navy reserve unit that has a SEAL squadron located there. For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my US Military information site
H Stephen, Each of the services limit the number of GED applicants they accept for enlistment each year. The Air Force generally allows less than one percent of their enlistments each year to be GED
Hi Jess, It will require a waivier. See: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/medicalwaiver.htm for more informatation. For more information about the United States Military, feel
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