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Download full textFernandez, Richard L. – 1982
In 1976 Congress terminated the largest federal program of direct student assistance, the GI Bill. This study followed in the wake of growing dissatisfaction with the existing program and of recruiting difficulties experienced by the services during the late 1970s. This report presents the history and results of the Educational Assistance Test…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Armed Forces, Enlisted Personnel, Feasibility Studies
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1982
This document is a transcript of the eighth hearing of the United States House Committee on Veterans Affairs covering plans for a new GI education program for the all-volunteer military (development of House Resolution 1400). Testimony was given by U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, Representative Robert W. Edgar (subcommittee chairman), and…
Descriptors: Adults, Armed Forces, Educational Opportunities, Enlisted Personnel
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1981
This document is the third volume of a transcript of hearings before a U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee of the Committee on Veteran's Affairs concerning proposed H.R. 1400--the Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1981. The proposed Educational Assistance Act, an updated GI Bill, would provide the following educational benefits: 80…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Enlisted Personnel, Financial Support, Hearings
Fernandez, Richard L. – 1980
This study examined positive and normative policy issues in the use of educational benefits as military service enlistment incentives. A test of the attractiveness of enhancements to the Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) has been underway since January 1979. The enhancements, called VEAP "kickers," are limited to high…
Descriptors: Adults, Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1981
This document is the first volume of a transcript of hearings before a U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs concerning proposed H.R. 1400--the Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1981. The Proposed Educational Assistance Act is an updated GI Bill, which would provide the following educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Armed Forces, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2001
The Post-Vietnam Veterans' Educational Assistance Program, or VEAP (chapter 32 of title 38, U.S. Code) and the Educational Assistance Pilot Program (Section 903 of Public Law 96-342) were enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women to the all-voluntary Armed Forces. VEAP provides education and training opportunities to eligible…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Educational Opportunities, Armed Forces, Postsecondary Education
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed.; Asch, Beth J., Ed. – 2003
This publication explores the enlistment potential of college-market youth by examining the characteristics of the college-market population and the implications of these characteristics for designing effective recruiting policies. Chapter 1, "Introduction: Trends and Theoretical Considerations" (M. Rebecca Kilburn, Beth J. Asch),…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Choice, College Bound Students, Dropouts
Thirtle, Michael R. – 2001
The educational benefits and officer-commissioning opportunities available to U.S. military service members were reviewed to identify ways of attracting college-eligible youth into the military. Data were collected through a review of published directives and reports, interviews with personnel within the military services, a review of historical…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, College Bound Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis
