Is the Green to Gold scholarship option enough to sustain a family without a part-time job?

It will be tight, but you certainly can make it. I would also highly encourage you to look at the Army Reserves while you are in school. They have a program where you are a cadet in a reserve unit while in ROTC, the benefits to you include healthcare option, drill pay, Additional tuition reimbursement if you don't get a scholarship, but most importantly it keeps your TIS clock ticking, so rather than commissioning as a 2LT with 3 years in service you'll have an additional 3 years, and that is three years of additional TIS for every paycheck you'll ever receive. Not to mention the additional time you'll spend as a platoon leader for the USAR or NG. When you commission you can still go Active Duty. That is nearly a thousand dollars of additional pay every month you are on active duty just for 36 weekends. Huge benefit.

Sir, I'm also trying to figure out if I can sustain my family while Green to gold (4 year scholarship program). How would I go about keeping my active pay while in school?

SGT (Join to see) - If you get accepted into green to gold you keep your salary, but it is a very competitive program. If you are not selected the net present value of student loans and officer pay vs enlisted pay without loans is very lopsided. If you need student loans take them, just live frugally. Many people have successfully finished college with zero student debt using the ROTC benefits (some schools not an option due to tuition rates) Don't let immediate finances affect your decision too much because it's a vast investment in yourself with near guaranteed future increased income. No one has ever regretted graduating with a four year degree when they chose a beneficial degree. Now if you graduate with a degree in history or gender studies good luck....

MAJ (Join to see) Thank you sir !

Right now it is just my wife and myself. I would prefer not to take any loans out but if it is necessary then I would. The scholarship will pay for school or housing and I will have my GI bill, the stipend and book allowance. I just wasn't sure if I would get BAH if I wasn't doing the ADO.

If you use the post 9/11 GI Bill you get E5 BAH. Honestly it would come down to how big your bills are. Budget your money, don't eat out and find books that have been used and you can stretch it. It's not impossible to live solely off that, but you will be tight.

Don't let that discourage you by the way! Go for it and make it work if it's what you really want. Again, I did 4 years and it was great. I met all sorts of people and got to do tons of things. You do learn a lot of new leadership skills and from the Green to Gold side there is even another layer. You have to be humble and remember that these new college kids are your peers. You have all this experience, but you can't be the leader all the time. You get to delve more into the art of peer leadership and even mentor others to some degree. If you have any questions about it hit me up. I also highly recommend a senior military college.