[Rhodes22-list] GI Bill and education

[Todd Tavares]

    When I was in the Army in the mid 80's, we were offered the optional Montgomery GI Bill.  The Army took $100 per months for 12 months.  Then after you have served your term of service (a minimum of 30 months) You had up to 10 years to use your benefits of up to $10,800.  Not much at that day's school tuition prices, but it was better than nothing.

   I agree with the philosophy that says "Nothing of value is ever free."  My father used to say "easy come, easy go" when I asked for anything. His explaination was if I was given anything free, I would not appreciate it.  But if I worked hard for something, I would appreciate it more and take better care of it. This included all of my post high school education.  He was 100% correct.

Todd


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Alm <salm@mn.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 02:51:07 -0600
To: Rhodes <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Slim's comment

> Lloyd,
> 
> Thanks.  That's what I thought but I wasn't sure.  My dad used the GI bill
> at the U of ND, his home state.  What happed to it?  When/how did it end?
> Was it just for the veterans of WWII and Korea?  It strikes me as a pretty
> good idea and I wonder why more people don't bring it up today.
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 1/24/03 11:03 PM, "lcrowther" <lcrowther@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Slim,
> > 
> > I went to the University of Maine, brrr then Tufts University, E'50, on the
> > GI Bill.  You could go to any school - College,Trade School, Cooking School,
> > you name it.
> > 
> > Lloyd
> > s/v Uhuru II
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> > To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 4:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Slim's comment
> > 
> > 
> >> Sorry Wally--I meat this for Ed.
> >> 
> >> As Stan says, "And now a word from the left..."
> >> 
> >> Are you telling me that what I read in the paper about
> >> BJU is inaccurate?  School policy against interracial dating and crap like
> >> that?  This is not the 1950's.  Am I supposed to applaud them just because
> >> they ALLOW minorities to enroll?
> >> 
> >>> I am more tolerant of them than they of me on the religious
> >>> viewpoint.
> >> 
> >> Yup! Here, you're making my point for me.
> >> 
> >> It's just that it's back in the news this week with this Bob Joneser,
> > Jerry
> >> Thacker who calls HIV/AIDS the "Gay Plague" when he, his wife and child
> > all
> >> have HIV themselves.  What an idiot?!  And this is the guy Bush taps for
> > an
> >> AIDS advisory panel.  Fortunately, "Thacker the Cracker" had the sense to
> >> step down.  Bush has really been chasing his tail lately.
> >> 
> >> When I suggested a tax on companies that require a college degree, and
> > then
> >> excluded BJU, I confess plenty of sarcasm.  The flippant comment aside, I
> >> would only have the tax revenue go back to state colleges and universities
> >> and not private ones--the same as we do now for K-12.  On the other hand,
> > I
> >> think one could use the GI Bill (a great plan--wish they'd bring it back)
> >> money for ANY school, but I don't really know--I wasn't around back then.
> >> But still, I would advocate sending the money only to state-accredited
> >> schools, who can provide more consistent accountability in matters
> > including
> >> civil rights.
> >> 
> >> Slim
> >> 
> >> 
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