Posted on Mar 15, 2017
Opinion | In the Trump era, here’s how colleges can help veterans
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I am neither for nor against for-profit schools as a rule, but everyone needs to make sure that they choose a school that is regionally accredited and as the article states, a school that has capabilities or experience in dealing with veterans.
This website is designed for determining whether or not you want to use Military Tuition Assistance or not as an existing service member, but it has a lot of good data on any school that has an Memorandum of Understanding with DoD. It shows number of students using TA, GI Bill, and MyCAA as well as other Financial Aid. It gives good indicators as to whether or not the school already has experience working with veterans, service members, or dependents already.
Find the school that is right for you and will get you where you want professionally and/or personally, but ensure that it is regionally accredited.
https://www.dodmou.com/TADECIDE/
This website is designed for determining whether or not you want to use Military Tuition Assistance or not as an existing service member, but it has a lot of good data on any school that has an Memorandum of Understanding with DoD. It shows number of students using TA, GI Bill, and MyCAA as well as other Financial Aid. It gives good indicators as to whether or not the school already has experience working with veterans, service members, or dependents already.
Find the school that is right for you and will get you where you want professionally and/or personally, but ensure that it is regionally accredited.
https://www.dodmou.com/TADECIDE/
DoD Comparison Tool - Home Page
Welcome to the new Department of Defense TA DECIDE. This dynamic information and comparison tool is designed specifically to aid participants of DoD's Tuition Assistance (TA) program in making informed choices on schools and education programs. The TA DECIDE engine is fueled by more than 10 recognized and trusted data sources from across the departments of Defense, Education and Veterans Affairs. It provides a first of its kind experience,...
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When I was 19 years old in 1986 I met two Army recruiters in the mall. I had never intended on going into the service. The idea kind of scared me. Also back then I had kind of long hair and didn't want to be bald. Well the recruiters chated with me awhile. They got my phone number and address.
Two or three days later a recruiter called my house. I tried to think of an excuse not to go for an interview. They even said they'd pick me up and drive me to the recruiters. I said ok, but wasn't going to join. A recruiter came to my house and drove me there, gave me a test and an interview. I kept thinking, "Oh my gosh I'm really in an Army recruitment office!" At first I was nervous. The more the recruiter talked, the more I felt like signing up. I was 19 so I could without parent consent.
I was about to say yes. Then they asked did you ever try LSD. A few years back I had once. I didn't want to lie so I said yes. They said it could stay in your system and be bad in the service. Oh, no what? I almost signed the papers. They said they could check into getting a waver and still getting me in the Army. Well this kind of put a damper on the whole interview. I was so close and wanted to sign up. I should have had them check on a waver. Who knows how my life would have been different if I joined the Army that day in 1986.
Two or three days later a recruiter called my house. I tried to think of an excuse not to go for an interview. They even said they'd pick me up and drive me to the recruiters. I said ok, but wasn't going to join. A recruiter came to my house and drove me there, gave me a test and an interview. I kept thinking, "Oh my gosh I'm really in an Army recruitment office!" At first I was nervous. The more the recruiter talked, the more I felt like signing up. I was 19 so I could without parent consent.
I was about to say yes. Then they asked did you ever try LSD. A few years back I had once. I didn't want to lie so I said yes. They said it could stay in your system and be bad in the service. Oh, no what? I almost signed the papers. They said they could check into getting a waver and still getting me in the Army. Well this kind of put a damper on the whole interview. I was so close and wanted to sign up. I should have had them check on a waver. Who knows how my life would have been different if I joined the Army that day in 1986.
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