i wonder tho if the montgomery gi bill was put in place to 'get the poor kids' or was started as yet another thing that ALL vets should get because of their service. if anyone deserves help getting higher education, it's those who put their lives on the line, so the ones who chose not to don't have to!
i seriously doubt anyone joins simply to get the education--those who are considering it might tilt over the line due to that fact, but there's no way anyone is driven soley for that reason. and there are many who join without any consideration about college, they WANT to be a soldier. just because a person doesn't find joining the military appealing, doesn't mean NO ONE else does either!!
as for me, i never gave the higher ed a thought, and didn't ever check into the gi bill.
now, the VA loan for the house--that was nice.
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