G.I. Bill

To conclude, expanding the MTAP to include licenses and technical certifications would bring about a host of benefits to not only service members, but the organizations they work for and the American economy as a whole. As stated, undergraduate degrees are no longer a job guarantee. Companies are looking for candidates with more focused expertise.18 Giving service members the financial means to earn these certificates would bring increased job knowledge to the military and increase their probability of earning a civilian job. While this would cost the government more, much like the GI Bill, there would be a greater return on investment. Through extending Tuition Assistance to spouses, the aforementioned benefits would also apply to them. Additionally, they would benefit from the increased family well-being that is commonly associated with higher education. Should the DoD accept the recommendation of the DoD family council it will mean a new-era in education assistance for military service members and their spouses. It is important to ensure that members of the United States Armed Forces are receiving all the aid that is possible to offer them to help them, their families, and the United States as a whole. In order to adapt to the changes circumstances of the 21 century, the DoD needs to put these changes into effect for…

A benefit when joining the military is that the government helps pay for your educations, and there are many scholarships and job opportunities waiting for veterans and or military members waiting to be deployed. Veterans don't get a lot a benefits for their service but schooling is something that the government does help them with. Military service, members have access to $4,500 a year in tuition assistance or TA. Service members can also have a GI Bill benefits, which is several Department…

be paid for in full by the student. With college tuition prices on the rise, and in the declining state of the economy, many people do not realize how hard it is for poor and middle class students to graduate with little or no loans. They do not acknowledge the fact that many families cannot afford to pay for rent, bills, and food and still send their children to college. By making two year community college tuition free, we can decrease student loan debt and ensure that more young Americans can…

The GI Bill provided unemployment payments, loans for the purchase of homes, farms, as well as businesses, tuition and stipends for higher education (Reagan, “Roosevelt Signs”). After returning from the war, veterans desired an opportunity to achieve the American Dream, many components of which, such as a steady job and ownership of a house, were more attainable to veterans through the assistance of the GI…

my mom did what she could to get us by. So when it came to my senior year of high school, I thought to myself, “Am I going to go to college?” and if so, how was I going to pay for it. It was 5 months before I graduated and one day I got a call from my recruiter. Then I thought, “this is how I can go to college.” 9 months later I was on a plane to boot camp. So the military has two options to help you pay for college. There is the Montgomery GI bill and the Post 9/11 GI bill. Let me give you some…

“While both the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the Montgomery GI Bill help [servicemembers] with education costs, the amount of the payout and how it is paid is vastly different.” (Albert). With the Post 9/11 GI Bill, there are 2 different requirements to be eligible. The first eligibility requirement is a service member, at a minimum, needs to serve at least 30 days of active duty and be discharged medically. The second eligibility requirement is for the service member to serve 90 days of active duty…

Although the GI Bill has sustained funding for the program and is still being offered as a benefit to new recruits, preliminary research indicates graduation rates for Veterans remains rather low . The GI Bill changed to accommodate the needs of the Veterans both during war and in peacetime. The bill changed names over the years and today it is known as the Post 9/11 bill. However, it still seems to fall short of meeting the needs for veterans . Logically, it would seem that as the bill…

associate young boys with action figures while most girls are commonly associated with dolls, but this begs the question, what is the difference between a doll and an action figure? I went to Walmart to compare two different toys, Barbie dolls and G.I. Joe action figures to see the differences and the possible effects that it could have on children. Upon entering Walmart, I noticed that there was a lack of ethnic diversity in both the customers and the employees. A majority of the people in…

The student government body is similar to that of the House of Representatives. Each person on the governing body gets to express their view points. Also like the House of Representatives, the student legislative body is overseen by an assembly or legislative chair. The legislative chair is responsible for setting an agenda to be discussed each week at the general body meetings. On the agenda, bills are up for vote and discussion. Usually, a member of the legislative body will propose a bill to…

process requires the president and congress to work together to create laws. Article 1 of the constitution states that “all legislative powers granted herein shall be vested in a congress of the united states” (Fisher 2007, 84). Congress is made up of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate, both of these chambers share an equal role in creating legislation (Chamberlain 1946). The president also has an important role in creating legislation at the beginning of the process and…