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More news to counter recent attacks on the troops.
Last week military recruiters departed UC Santa Cruz "under fire".
This week the Christian Science Monitor reports on higher learning from the heartland:
Colleges Volunteer Financial Aid For Returning SoldiersActually, nearly three-fourths of activated reservists made more money while serving than in their their civilian jobs. But that in no way detracts from this outstanding program - such investments in America's future inevitably pay off.When the University of Illinois announced last month it would offer 110 full MBA scholarships to military veterans, worth $74,000 each, the news flew across the state's National Guard e-mail network.
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The university - which is partnering with the Illinois Veteran Grant Program to give the scholarships - has one of the more generous programs out there. But in ways large and small, a number of institutions are offering a host of opportunities for the largest combat force returning to the US since Vietnam War days.Proponents of such programs say there's a pressing need not just to thank members of the military for the service they've given their country, but also to offer education, training, or jobs to a group whose transition to civilian life can be challenging.
"You've got a flood of people who have served the country coming back - that doesn't happen all that often," says Robert van der Hooning, assistant dean of the University of Illinois's College of Business. "There are a lot of military people who have had their careers interrupted from Tour 1, Tour 2, Tour 3. A lot view this opportunity as a way to put the burners onto their career, to focus on earning back some of income they lost all those years serving their country or the promotions they lost."
