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  • Essay / Veterans Seeking Higher Education - 2926

    Intensifying military conflicts, such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan, have created an increase in the number of student veterans who have experienced combat and will enroll in institutions using GI Bill benefits. Higher education institutions aim to develop all their students holistically and guide them in their perseverance. Supporting diverse populations requires knowledge and implementation of programs that will overlap services among diverse student subgroups to remain cost-effective. Veterans returning to higher education warrant the additional services that can be provided by an institution and determining appropriate services should be a priority for each institution. Unfortunately, there is not a single formula that all schools could model their programs after, as each institution and each student is unique in a veteran population. The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the GI Bill, was created to "provide a short-term measure by which the federal government could relieve the strain of hundreds of thousands of returning veterans who find themselves looking for work in a saturated national market” (Schuh, JH, Jones, SR, Harper, SR and Associates, 2011, p. 13). Post-secondary education had become the springboard for veterans to reintegrate into civilian life. The unexpected success of the program gave rise to the need for academic integrity. Schools had to meet certain expectations to be included in the GI Bill grant program. Postsecondary institutions, hungry for federal funds, began tailoring their programs to meet the needs of student veterans. They continue to adjust their programs to stay aligned with the changing G....... middle of document......understand the needs of the student population and know when student veterans start to fall behind can help secure additional services for these student veterans. Often, students may have ADA issues upon returning from active duty. These problems may or may not have been diagnosed at discharge. It is important to know how the law affects student veterans and areas in which Veterans Affairs may be able to effectively meet the needs of these disabled student veterans. Often, veterans returning from active duty are unaware that their military training can be sold. they are short of jobs on the civilian side of the job market. Although there are many positive aspects to hiring a veteran, civilian jobs often require developing professional skills. Career Services can create sessions to successfully reintegrate military members into civilian jobs..