CLEP/DSST credits for advanced enlistment?

[UptonSinclair]

You don't have enough time to complete a degree and there are many people in your position who have been turned down for advanced rank in the past according to some of the posts found through Google. You are going to be fighting an uphill battle at MEPS. It is still worth trying, but I would prepare myself mentally for the worst. You have to decided how important the extra rank is to you. In the Air Force, those who come in with advanced rank and those who didn't level out at about the 3 year mark which means the pay difference isn't life changing. Your credits will not go to waste either way. After training, you should have enough credits to just take a couple classes and have your degree.

If the extra rank is a deal breaker and they don't agree to add it to your contract, DON'T SIGN THE CONTRACT and ship. The recruiter will have you believe there is some legal obligation, but I can tell you as a fact there is no obligation until you raise your hand and swear in the day you ship. Delayed entry is simply a way to get people to think they have an obligation. I spent a year as a recruiter before leaving the Air Force. Frankly, it was the slimiest profession I have ever been part of. You really need to understand that the only thing your recruiter cares about is getting you to ship.