Also called: USMAPS (West Point Prep), NAPS (Naval Academy Prep), Air Force Academy Prep School
Students who spend a paid year at a military prep school strengthening academics and fitness before entering a service academy.
Prep school cadets take college-prep math, science, and English, train like academy students, and play sports, earning a spot at West Point, Annapolis, or the Air Force Academy the next year.
Paid like academy cadets or junior enlisted; room, board, and tuition are free. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma; offered to some academy applicants, including many recruited athletes and enlisted service members. Free-college benefits: Tuition Assistance (up to $4,500/yr) while serving, the Post-9/11 GI Bill (36 months of tuition + housing stipend) afterward, and SkillBridge internships before separating.
Ways in: Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Engineering, Any major.
Growing about average. Military specialties are not in BLS projections. The services recruit for this job every year and openings track force size and retention rather than market growth.
Low risk for 10 years. A paid prep year of academics and fitness stays human.
Classes: AP Calculus, Chemistry, PE / fitness.
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