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Originally posted by Aurel
...It is a perverted system when people need to enlist in the military in order to get an education.
Aurel
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Aurel,
There you go again, spouting off about stuff you just know NOTHING about! There are several ways to get sponsorship for education in this country. Joining the Military is merely one of these methods.
Paying for college is just one of the benefits of joining the Military. It is almost the same thing as a company in the private sector paying for college. Many companies in this great country of ours offer the same benefit.
The reasons I say it is "almost" the same are these:
1.) The Military will pay for 75% of your college education while you are on active duty. The only requirement is that you must maintain a "C" average. EVERYBODY is eligible for this program
2.) You are not limited to taking courses that are applicable to your job. For instance, when I was doing computer support in Lake Tahoe, the casino I worked for offered to pay for further education. It was stipulated, however, that any courses I took had to be IT related. In the military, you can study whatever you want.
3.) There is also the GI Bill, which pays for college
after you leave the Military at the end of your enlistment. This also is available to EVERYBODY who serves. Tell me one company that offers THAT kind of benefit.
Aurel, nobody 'needs' to enlist in the Military to get an education. I'm sure PFC Lynch had other opportunities available to her, such as working her way through college, etc. Maybe, just maybe, she also felt the desire to serve her country as well. I don't know her so I can't say that with any certainty. But it's a bet I would be willing to make.
Randy