member who died after September 10, 2011 may be eligible for a separate program known as the Fry Scholarship, which pays the same benefits as the Post-9/11 GI bill (lendedu.com).” For those who served during this tragic time should most definitely get more help, but at the same time this would not have to be decided if everyone who is serving our country received equal benefits.
Tuition assistance provided for the military is another benefit that comes with being apart of the armed forces. The problem with this is that the money provided is a limited amount when it comes to college. Some people may choose to go to more expensive universities and pick harder career choices; thus making it so they may need more money to be financially stable when it comes to getting an education. “For all branches of the military except for the Marines, it is available for members who are on active duty or in the reserves. The military will pay $250 per credit hour or $166 per quarter credit hour for a total benefit of up to $4500 per year (lendedu.com).” Seeing this having a limit to a certain amount, not everyone is going to be completely taken care of when it comes to the money aspect of things. If you are going to have a cut off on the amount of help you are giving out then you should have rules that come with it or just not do it at all.
The active duty benefits versus reserve ones are different when it comes to paying for college. This topic is hard for most to understand, but it is one that needs to try to be explained. Most times when someone sees that you are in the military and you’re attending a university, they automatically assume you have your education paid for. With that not being the case; service members definitely get a little bit of help depending on the situation. After reading and explaining the different benefits service members receive, I believe that if you join the military you should have your education paid for. There should be no reason any kind of person who is actively serving our country to have to come up with the money to pay for college on their own.
Sources
Gitlen, Jeff. “Does the Military Pay for College?” LendEDU, 19 Feb. 2018, lendedu.com/blog/does-the-military-pay-for-college/.
“Paying for College.” Today's Military, www.todaysmilitary.com/living/paying-for-college.
G., Helena. “Free College Tuition.” Teen Ink,
www.teenink.com/opinion/school_college/article/192220/Free-College-Tuition/.
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