Split Training Option sort of confused me..

[Rmerac]

My recruiter said I should go with the STO so that I can do Basic Training this summer. Be back for Fall and Spring Semester for college. Then AITs next summer. I like the sound of this.. but I was wondering.. does this first year before AIT count as my 1st of 3 years service?

Also, since I'm doing a 3 year service.. and the guard will be paying for my college tuition, does this mean I have to go over seas after my AITs? Because.. I'm trying to do 2 years of college, then a transfer to a 4 year univ. Does this mean.. that after AITs will I not be able to continue college until I get back from deployment? Or will they only deploy me after college or during summers?

[EOrsini]

Yes, from the day you join, it all counts toward you contract. You will deploy if your unit is deploying and requires you to go, or you volunteer to deploy with a different unit. It's not a guarantee that you will deploy right after AIT, but a possibility. However, deployment is a year or so, not just a summer thing.