Posted on Mar 13, 2018
Should those who are single without children receive more access to education benefits, financial assistance, and other benefits?
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I am for reform in civilian-military policy that would allow those of use who are single without children to receive more access to education benefits, financial assistance, and other benefits (paid leave). With the hope that IF we wanted to start a family, marriage, partnership, or start a business later, we would have all the resources, skills and confidence we need to be successful.
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I am not sure where you are going with this... Families get benefits because they have a family. Single service members have access to TA/GI Bill. Pretty sure if you are single, with no kids, you don't need childcare assistance (unless you are trying to pick up a date, ha ha ha!).
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A1C Ian Williams
No, sir. (A date??? Checks in mirror, smiles and fiddles with hair). absolutely, not.
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A1C Ian Williams
LT Brad McInnis - I've decided the best response is to build a wall, sir and have someone else pay for it. I'm deeply concerned about those brown hairs border jumping to the other eyebrow in order to get a better life. I'm waiting for an accurate count of the other eyebrow hairs.
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Those without children do receive more access to education benefits, financial assistance, and other benefits. Single people do not have children to take care of and are available more for education, single people do not have to pay for children which equals more pay in pocket (financial assistance), and those without children are able to focus more on themselves than children they don't have (other benefits). Sounds like you have what you were asking for.
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The issue is that no one is told about any of these benefits that single service members have. I wasn't aware of most of them until I was acaping
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1stSgt Mack Housman
Well said Maj. SPC Anthony L., this would be a good thing for you to take on. I'm sure the Top could provide you a forum to address this eithyiur peers. Knowledge is power...amd only mulitplies if shared!
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If you are speaking of military education benefits, I can tell you from experience that the greatest majority of young, single enlisted don't take advantage of the benefits that they have. Heck, I was in 12 years before I even started and my youngest of two children was 8 years old. I completed my degree in 5 years and graduated the same year I sewed on E-7/MSgt.
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