Through CCAF all airmen receive college credit for their technical training, which they can supplement by taking college courses while off duty. The Air Force Reserve offers outstanding training and benefits for those who want to serve part time. Reservists perform important missions at home and abroad in times of peace and crisis. Air National Guard career fields are much the same as the active Air Force. Men and women 17 to 35 may enlist.
Enlistments are usually four to six years.
Applicants must be 17 to 28 years old. Marine Corps applicants have several alternatives in which they can begin active duty at a higher rank. Each applicant is also eligible for the Buddy Program, which guarantees assignment to the same recruit unit with friends who may have enlisted. Upon completing recruit and Marine combat training, the new Marine is qualified to enter a tailored job skill training program. A percentage of each class at the U.S. Naval Academy receive Marine Corps commissions through a selective process.