Not just that but you'll end up with more officers that have prior enlisted service, and in my eyes thats always a good thing.
Larry Lyons wrote: > Chances are you would lose them anyhow. Moreover they are still available for > the individual ready reserve. It they get called back after attending > university or college then the army wins - better educated soldiers are > better soldiers, that's what all the research since the Stoffler study from > WW2 has shown. > > Besides something like an enhanced GI Bill would result in more soldiers > staying in to qualify, and more importantly more would be likely to stay on > well beyond any obligation. > >> if more people choose to leave service earlier to take the benefits, hurting >> overall retention - and by extension military strength - it hurts the people >> who choose to stay in military service. that's no different than saying only >> people with at least 20 years of service get pensions, for instance. why >> would you offer pensions to people who only served 8 years? you wouldn't. >> >> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Dana wrote: >> >>> ooo >>> >>> please explain how educational benefits would cut someone off at the >>> knees?? >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260821 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
