Thank you all for your input. As far as my educational background goes, I've only been to high school. However I've learned a lot of science and math (including some differential and integral calculus) and I think I've gotten somewhat of a feel for how much learning I can get done while working...
I am currently active duty military and an aspiring physicist(probably theoretical but I haven't decided). I'm planning to take college classes online but there aren't any accredited physics degree programs that are online (at least that I found). The next best thing that I can find are 2...