During the Great Depression, numerous veterans found it difficult to make a living. …show more content…
The GI Bill was a major factor in motivating colleges and universities to create art departments and to offer majors in art. Federal funds were given to individuals and to schools which competed for the money. The “old master” apprentice system was transformed into the Bachelor of Fine Arts and the Master of Fine Arts degree programs in the “visual” arts. A few schools also offered the Doctor of Arts degree. During the time when many GI Bill, veterans graduated with an M.F.A., the degree became the preferred academic credential for university art faculty positions. It was as valuable as a strong and a prestigious exhibition record for getting the job. When they left the service, both women and men could go to a university or attend a vocational school of their choice with the cost of tuition, fees, books. How the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill) John Warren Oakes 26 supplies, and living covered by the GI Bill. The Bill paid $500 per year in tuition for any school at a time when Harvard cost $400 per year (Oakes, …show more content…
bill that was created to provide veterans of World War II with an opportunity to get an education to help them begin new careers after leaving the military still exist. However, in December 2010 Congress passed the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 The bill was signed to create a new robust education benefits program rivaling the World War II-era GI Bill of Rights (Text of, 2010). I assume the G.I. Bill still exist because veterans from current wars find themselves in similar conditions the WWII veterans found themselves, in such as homelessness, joblessness, mental health issues, etc. Nonetheless, many veterans find themselves homeless or back with parents after the end of their service. In the year of 2010, there were roughly 48 percent of veterans who entered the shelter and was staying in an emergency shelter, transitional housing program, or an unsheltered location just prior to entry. Of those veterans who were homeless prior to shelter entry, half came from another emergency shelter and more than two-fifths came from an unsheltered living situation. Only a very small portion came from transitional housing programs. For this reason, I supposed the Post-9/11 was implement to improve the veterans’ life and conditions. Nevertheless, the Post-9/11 bill allows active serve member to attend school while still serving; Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act compliance. I supposed the