Posted by:
ificouldhietokolob
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Date: January 09, 2015 07:41PM
procrusteanchurch Wrote:
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> my observation of the very active
> military recruitment program at the college where
> I teach indicates the potential for students to
> take advantage of the military for education had
> not yet been exhausted. Once the recruiters scale
> back their efforts, your argument would carry more
> weight.
Perhaps researching facts rather than "my observation" might be a good idea...according to the Pentagon, the Army (and no other branch) fell short of its recruiting goal by about 7,000 people in 2005, but like the other military branches, it has had a surplus of recruits every year since then.
Currently less than 5 out of every 10 applicants are accepted for all services. Some aren't chosen for medical/physical reasons, but the others because the services are far more picky now, they have so many recruits and so few spaces to fill that they can afford to be.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/15/news/economy/military-recruiting/> My concern with the program is the waste I have
> observed at the college, and every time there is a
> government program that provides funds to the
> college, the waste increases.
>
> P.S. I live in a state where the state does pay
> for community college for most students. This has
> resulted in a lot of waste as students who are not
> dedicated to their education start college, take a
> few classes, and drop out. This also had a
> negative impact on students who are dedicated to
> their education. It's hard to have effective team
> projects when half the members of the team stop
> coming halfway through the semester and just
> accept the failing grade since they don't have any
> skin in the game, i.e., they haven't spent any of
> their own money to attend the class.
Are students who don't get a degree a "waste?" Isn't even a little college better than none at all? Have any facts to back up the assertion that the *reason* they quit is because they didn't pay for it themselves?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/2015 07:44PM by ificouldhietokolob.