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The Connecticut Air National Guard is a great part-time job with incredible benefits. It all starts with a regular paycheck and the list gets longer and longer...
- Pride in service to the people in your community and country
- 100% Free College Tuition to Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
- Over $850 per month while in college
- Student Loan Repayment Programs
- Travel Opportunities
- Training in dozens of exciting career fields
- Cash savings on many products and services
- Great long term benefits
- Feel Good About Serving
Being a member of the Connecticut Air National Guard is about serving your country and community. You will serve with others who share your goals and prove that one person can make a difference. You will find the greatest rewards and a true sense of belonging and purpose. Pride, confidence and camaraderie are all part of being in the Air National Guard.
Get College Paid For
The Connecticut Air National Guard has the best educational opportunities in the state for you, bottom line, tuition for our members is free (waived) and this means big savings for students.
When you are enrolled at any state university or college, to include community college and a member of the CTANG, you are NOT required to pay tuition.
Where the Tuition Waiver Applies
- University of Connecticut, All Campus Locations
- Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
- Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT
- Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
- Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
- Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT
- Capital Community College, Hartford, CT
- Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT
- Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT
- Naugatuck Community College, Waterbury, CT
- Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT
- Northwestern CT Community College, Winsted, CT
- Quinnebaug Valley Community College, Danielson, CT
- Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT
- Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT
- Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
- Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, CT
Still More Money for College
Also, through the Montgomery GI Bill and the Student Loan Repayment Program, the Connecticut Air National Guard can help you beat all the other costs of college, like books and fees. Check with your Advisor to find out more about these programs.
Enjoy Great Travel Opportunities
Members enjoy opportunities for very-low-cost space-available rooms at military bases worldwide, military only resorts and discounts, and travel on military aircraft.
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Free travel on military aircraft
Additionally, much of our training offers paid travel opportunities.
Groups of Connecticut Airmen travel for training to bases across the United States (for example Savannah Georgia, to Las Vegas Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Florida, Michigan, Texas and Wisconsin) and Puerto Rico and St. Croix Virgin Islands. Some of the training also takes place overseas at major installations in England, Japan and Germany.
In addition, many training opportunities are for individuals in the myriad of specialties that make-up the Connecticut Air National Guard. To accommodate the large number of attendees, training workshops are often held at resort locations in the low season such as Newport Rhode Island; Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco California; Orlando, Panama City, Cocoa Beach and Jacksonville Florida; Reno and Las Vegas Nevada; San Antonio and Dallas Texas, Burlington Vermont, Virginia Beach Virginia. Omaha Nebraska, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Boise Idaho, Portland Oregon, Denver Colorado, Phoenix and Tucson Arizona, Baltimore Maryland, Knoxville Tennessee, Indianapolis Indiana, Salt Lake City Utah, Boston Mass, The District of Columbia, Little Rock Arkansas, Birmingham Alabama, Philadelphia and Pittsburg Pennsylvania, and St. Paul Minnesota.
Train for a Career
The Connecticut Air National offers comprehensive training and hands-on experience in dozens of career fields. And, it's free. That training could lead to an Associates Degree in Applied Science through the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF). The CCAF offers college credit in more than 1,600 Air Force training courses. Improve your military specialty skills at home through the Extension Course Institute (ECI). ECI offers more than 400 mail-order courses - with many like auto mechanics, plumbing, electrical wiring and carpentry, applicable to civilian careers.
Spend Less
Buy food, clothing, house wares, jewelry, entertainment systems, sporting goods, and a lot more, for a lot less. Base exchange and commissary privileges allow you to save 20 to 25% off of retail prices. Plus, as a Connecticut Air National Guard member, you can travel to destinations all over the U.S. when space is available on most military aircraft.
Here are a few more money saving benefits available to you:
- Legal assistance (limited)
- Access to federal lending institutions
- Access to base theatres and military recreation facilities Think of Your Future
It's never too early to think about retirement. The more you serve, the more security and stability you get out of an Air National Guard retirement pan. Want to buy a home some day? With six years of service in the Connecticut Air National Guard, you qualify for a home loan through the Department of Veterans Affairs, which makes buying a home easy.
Call, e-mail or visit a recruiter for more information on additional benefits.
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As a high school graduate, you can qualify for enlisted programs in the Air Force that will give you the opportunity for a great career. You can get immediate hands-on experience in a job where you can really make a difference.
A Variety of Jobs Available "Do you fly?" That's a common question that most members of the Connecticut Air National Guard have been asked at one point in their careers. The average member of the community thinks about flying when they see one of our unit members in uniform, and rightly so, it is at the center of our mission. But only a select few of us actually fly the aircraft. Most of us have other jobs that are key to supporting that flying mission. We invite you to read about the many professions available within the Connecticut Air National Guard.
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