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With all the talk about TOPS being cut why is no one suggesting the military?
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:17 am
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:17 am
When i graduated high school, I had a full ride to McNeese. But i didn't want to go to McNeese. I wanted to go to LSU. So instead of taking out a loan, I joined the military.
Post 9-11 GI bill benefits are amazing. A very generous monthly housing allowance, a book stipend plus tuition that would cover any public institution in Louisiana. There are some really good schools out there offering really good degrees online (Arizona State offers a great online engineering program), so you could do your service, and realistically have a degree at the end of your enlistment. And have 4 plus years of work experience in a stressful environment.
What's with all the whining about free education out there? Why are young people afraid to earn it like so many others before them have?
Post 9-11 GI bill benefits are amazing. A very generous monthly housing allowance, a book stipend plus tuition that would cover any public institution in Louisiana. There are some really good schools out there offering really good degrees online (Arizona State offers a great online engineering program), so you could do your service, and realistically have a degree at the end of your enlistment. And have 4 plus years of work experience in a stressful environment.
What's with all the whining about free education out there? Why are young people afraid to earn it like so many others before them have?
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Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:19 am to PapaZulu
I don't want to get shot at
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:20 am to PapaZulu
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Why are young people afraid to earn it like so many others before them have?
Because you have a whole lot of people who think a degree should be given to them instead of earned.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:21 am to PapaZulu
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Arizona State offers a great online engineering program
They do some serious marketing too. Hear commercials for their online programs all the time in Lafayette.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:21 am to PapaZulu
Because the public thinks education is an inalienable right. Same with health care and defense. But i did the same and have a degree with no student loans.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:21 am to PapaZulu
Misunderstood post.
I is dumb.
I is dumb.
This post was edited on 2/16/16 at 8:22 am
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:21 am to PapaZulu
Well for one TOPS is a state program, the military is federal...
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:22 am to slutiger5
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Because the public thinks education is an inalienable right.
I think it is from K-12, hence "public schools". Every CHILD should have some sense of an education for our country to improve and grow.
HIGHER education is privilege, not a right, IMO.
This post was edited on 2/16/16 at 8:24 am
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:23 am to zmanthetigerfan
I think the OP is suggesting that instead of whining about TOPS, serve a hitch and get your free education that way.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:24 am to PapaZulu
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With all the talk about TOPS being cut why is no one suggesting the military?
Millenials want something for nothing. They don't want to deny themselves a $12 expresso every day in order pay off their loans, and the majority of millennials do not want to serve their country but want their country to serve them. That is why.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:24 am to burdman
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They do some serious marketing too. Hear commercials for their online programs all the time in Lafayette.
sign up for more info on an online program and they will spam the shite out of you for years
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:25 am to TheCaterpillar
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I think it is from K-12.
HIGHER education is privilege, not a right, IMO.
Respect! Its a great idea. However, its relatively new and still in experimental stage.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:26 am to WeeWee
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Millenials want something for nothing. They don't want to deny themselves a $12 expresso every day in order pay off their loans, and the majority of millennials do not want to serve their country but want their country to serve them. That is why.
Baby boomers raised us and instilled these values in us.
I say "us" because I'm a millenial, but I work hard in my cubicle every day while getting my MBA at night and have less than 15k in student loans.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:27 am to PapaZulu
Speaking of whining, all of the weekend warriors getting all the education and living benefits you described whined tremendously when they were actually called upon to serve overseas. That's part of the equation but they didn't feel they should have to go.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:27 am to PapaZulu
Because they have already cut the military down to pre WW2 levels. Not to mention the state doesn't fund the military. That is the job federal government.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:28 am to TheCaterpillar
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Baby boomers raised us and instilled these values in us.
I say "us" because I'm a millenial, but I work hard in my cubicle every day while getting my MBA at night and have less than 15k in student loans.
Oh the millennial problem is 100% baby boomers fault but that is not what this thread is about.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:28 am to PapaZulu
Well I'm pretty sure the majority of the "whining" was coming from kids already in college and had planned their finances around TOPS
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:29 am to PapaZulu
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With all the talk about TOPS being cut why is no one suggesting the military?
Huh?
The military has been listed as an alternative in many of the threads on the topic.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 8:30 am to PapaZulu
ASU has one of the top 10 online bachelor degree programs in the country.
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