2008 Woodie Awards
Veterans welcome at BHC
Praveen Sathianathan
Issue date: 4/2/07 Section: News
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Douglass Smith, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, said 80,635 men and women volunteered for active service last year - 635 more than its goal for the year. He said 25,378 reservists volunteered last year - 122 less that its goal of 25,500.
"Individuals are motivated by many different reasons including adventure, being a soldier, job training, money for education, service to their country and travel," said Smith, at the USARC headquarters in Fort Knox, Ky.
"Our research shows enlistees traditionally choose money for college and job training in more than 150 different disciplines as the top two reasons as to why they join the service," Smith said.
Joe Sanders, Brookhaven College associate registrar, who also serves as the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs certifying official, said, there are about 225-230 veterans who attend Brookhaven College through the Montgomery G.I. Bill.
The MGIB, named for the congressman who updated the original G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, provides educational and job training benefits to veterans.
"Veterans who go into active duty have to contribute $1,200 into the [MGIB] program yearly and receive an honorable discharge when they leave to be eligible to receive funds," Sanders said.
"Some students attend Brookhaven or one of our sister colleges full time while others attend part time and also attend UTD, UTA or another college," Sanders said. "A lot of veterans work full time so they try to get their education whenever possible."
He said we also have a handful of students who are military dependent.
Sanders said those students had parents who were in the military and who are either completely disabled or are deceased.
Sanders said the VA reimburses veterans attending Brookhaven at different monthly payout rates depending on whether the veteran is a full time, three-quarters time or part time student. He said a full time student, who completed an enlistment of three or more years active service, receives $1,075 a month.
Douglass Smith, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, said 80,635 men and women volunteered for active service last year - 635 more than its goal for the year. He said 25,378 reservists volunteered last year - 122 less that its goal of 25,500.
"Individuals are motivated by many different reasons including adventure, being a soldier, job training, money for education, service to their country and travel," said Smith, at the USARC headquarters in Fort Knox, Ky.
"Our research shows enlistees traditionally choose money for college and job training in more than 150 different disciplines as the top two reasons as to why they join the service," Smith said.
Joe Sanders, Brookhaven College associate registrar, who also serves as the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs certifying official, said, there are about 225-230 veterans who attend Brookhaven College through the Montgomery G.I. Bill.
The MGIB, named for the congressman who updated the original G.I. Bill of Rights signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, provides educational and job training benefits to veterans.
"Veterans who go into active duty have to contribute $1,200 into the [MGIB] program yearly and receive an honorable discharge when they leave to be eligible to receive funds," Sanders said.
"Some students attend Brookhaven or one of our sister colleges full time while others attend part time and also attend UTD, UTA or another college," Sanders said. "A lot of veterans work full time so they try to get their education whenever possible."
He said we also have a handful of students who are military dependent.
Sanders said those students had parents who were in the military and who are either completely disabled or are deceased.
Sanders said the VA reimburses veterans attending Brookhaven at different monthly payout rates depending on whether the veteran is a full time, three-quarters time or part time student. He said a full time student, who completed an enlistment of three or more years active service, receives $1,075 a month.
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