Well, we talked to an Air Force recruiter today. She told my husband if he enlisted for 6 years up front that he would be an E3 after only 20 weeks of service. It took our brother-in-law a year to get that rank. I guess that's Uncle Sam's way of hooking you in for two more years. She acted like it would take him months to get into the Air Force after he gets his Adult High School Diploma. The Army recruiter said he'd be shipping off next week if he already had it. Any reason for the difference? And, lets say I wanted to finish my Bachelor's while he's enlisted. Are there any acedemic perks that would benefit spouses of servicemen? I meant to ask the recruiter about that but I was distracted by my very active Wee Bitty trying to pull an air freshener out of the wall and rearrange a very neat pile of military magazines.