cardsgirl Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi everyone, I searched through the threads but I couldn't find any recent info on student loan repayment for the different branches. I have about 200k in student loans (private undergrad plus PA school). Lots of my family members have joined the military and several of my classmates are considering it as well. I am NOT considering joining the military based upon student loan repayment, as that is a terrible reason to join, I just wanted to know if anyone has any info about that? I think it would be such an honor to serve my country in a field that I love, though I know joining the service comes with countless sacrifices. One of my friends (female, like me) joined the army and she said she negotiated to start as a O-3 (she told me that was around 100k for salary), plus 25k/year towards her student loans. I have another friend that joined the Air Force with a similar income/loan repayment. That seems really high, are these numbers accurate at all, or was I misunderstanding them? Again, I would not consider joining the military for financial purposes, I just love getting input from everyone on here that is actually in the military and has first hand knowledge :) Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunedain Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 For Army O-2 not O-3 and doubtful on that much repayment for PA (MD/DO yes). They might give you some repayment but not 200k worth. You should have done ROTC! Remember, the military is shrinking fast so there's not going to be a ton of slots/incentives like there were in 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsfelder0417 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I am in the process of commissioning into the National Guard. Right now it is a direct commission as an 0-2/1LT (0-2E for prior service,) and 25K loan repayment/year for 3 years. After reaching the 75K loan repayment cap, you can receive 20K/yr bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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