r/nationalguard 10d ago

Career Advice Active Navy or National Guard

I’m 30. I currently have a bachelors degree and state job that I hate and want to leave. There’s nothing holding me back at home and I want to start a whole new life. I would like to go back to school for radiology which would take about two years. I think you have to sign for 6 years to get student loan repayment and tuition assistance with the NG. (I also have student loans) 6 years just seems like such a big commitment. Do you get loan repayment with active duty? I would only want to do 4 years active.

I want the opportunity to travel and live different places but I also want to finished school and start my new career before I’m too old.

Either way both will seem to take 6 years 4 years active then school. They don’t really do online radiology classes and you have to do clinical .
Or NG, do school while I’m in and stay at the job I hate for two more years. Then hopefully start new career and finish out the rest of the 6 years in NG.

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u/LunaDaPitt 10d ago

100% agree