| The army recognizes the importance of | | | | degree programs, but also for certificate |
| education and therefore runs various | | | | programs, correspondence courses, |
| educational programs and tuition assistance. | | | | apprenticeship or on-the-job training and |
| In fact many of the youngsters, who join the | | | | flight training programs. Reserve members and |
| army, wish to continue with their college | | | | National Guard members can also avail of the |
| education. The Army provides educational | | | | program at reduced rates. |
| assistance to these youngsters via the | | | | |
| military colleges and service academies, the | | | | College Fund Program or the Montgomery G.I |
| ROTC program and the credit and tuition | | | | Bill Kicker: Enlistees, upon honorable |
| support programs. | | | | discharge from the services, receive $70,000 |
| | | | for college tuition fees along with the |
| All military recruits are offered four main | | | | Montgomery G.I Bill. Marine Corps or Coast |
| tuition support programs by the army. The | | | | Guard enlistees receive additional funds, |
| main support programs are within the tuition | | | | along with the total college tuition fee and |
| assistance and comprise of the Montgomery G.I | | | | that makes up for a significant or the total |
| bill, Loan Repayment program and the College | | | | of the required funds. |
| Fund programs. The tuition support program | | | | |
| was created with the intention of helping | | | | Loan Repayment Programs: This particular army |
| service personnel with the rising cost of | | | | program was created to assist army service |
| higher education. | | | | personnel in paying off their debts. On duty |
| | | | service men can get 1/3 of their loan paid |
| Tuition Assistance program: This is one of | | | | every year, for each year of full time duty |
| the best support programs that the army | | | | served, up to a maximum of $70,000. And all |
| offers to its recruits. The program pays 100% | | | | those soldiers who avail of educational loans |
| of the tuition expenses, which sums up to | | | | can also enjoy a pay-back, provided they |
| $250 per semester, hour credit and a personal | | | | attend the schools approved by Perkins, |
| maximum of $4,500 per year for one student, | | | | Stafford or any other Department of Education |
| the year being a fiscal year. However, only | | | | guaranteed Student Loan. |
| full-time duty members can avail of this | | | | |
| program. The program is also extended to | | | | In addition to the army, the other armed |
| selected military reserves and the National | | | | forces also help recruits by offering various |
| Guards unit, though the benefits vary from | | | | educational programs. Full-time naval |
| unit to unit. | | | | recruits are entitled to a $65,000 Loan |
| | | | Repayment Program and the qualifications do |
| The Montgomery G.I Bill: This is another good | | | | not include prior military service, but they |
| support program that provides full-time duty | | | | do need a high school diploma and a loan |
| members up to $37,224 for tuition, for a | | | | guaranteed under the Higher Education Act, |
| three-year commitment. Here, the service | | | | 1965. Similarly, the Air force provides its |
| members have to contribute $100 a month, for | | | | recruits a College Loan Repayment program or |
| a year and in return they receive $1,034 per | | | | CLRP for all those full-time service men |
| month, for three years. However considering | | | | enrolled into college and in debt. The |
| the amount of investment, the returns are | | | | servicemen signed under CLRP get a repayment |
| handsome. The best part of the G.I Bill is | | | | of up to $10,000, per recruit. |
| that it can not only be used for college | | | | |