54| Write your comments | Vote |By: university-phoenix.com |Type: Self Improvement | 2005-09-12 |
Title: Getting A College Degree After The Military
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The men and women who serve in America’s armed forces, National
Guard, and reserve forces have paid a great service to our
country. Some of them will never come back from foreign wars
and others will return shattered and maimed both physically and
emotionally. They deserve our thanks and our praise and they
also deserve a second chance at getting a college degree.
The benefits of a college degree for current and future
employment are clearly evident. So too are the economic
benefits and increased earning power of having a college
education. That’s why America owes military veterans the
assistance to make their second chance a successful one.
Most branches of the Armed Forces have specific funding and
scholarships dedicated to their men and women on active duty
and in reserves. The Army plan for examples provides for
assistance up to $75,000 for an active duty soldier who wants
to get a higher education.
Some people in the military plan their way to a college degree
long before they leave the service but many others enroll right
after high school and don’t think about college until after they
return from their tour of duty. These people need a whole lot
more assistance just to get their life back on track and then
they start looking for their options, sometimes even years
later.
The good news is that there are now educational supports
available to veterans from a variety of sources including the
Veterans Administration, the Department of Defense and a wide
range of academic and business organizations. The Army for
example has developed partnerships with over 1,600 colleges and
universities across the country to assist both active duty
soldiers and veterans explore their higher education options.
To create an educational plan for yourself as a military
veteran you simply need to find out as much information as you
can about veteran and military financial aid to assist your
college education and once you have access to the money, then
develop a plan to make it happen.
Your plan should outline your goals for your college education
including what you would like to study and where you would like
to learn. Your VA counselor would be pleased to help you put
that together. Next you will need to select a program that
suits your needs at an institution of your choice. Your final
step is easy. Go to school, work hard, and study harder.
Your life as college graduate awaits you. As a military veteran
you deserve it.
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