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…

In instruction in music, as in other related fields, the outstanding feature of the biennium 1916-1918 is the interference or readjustment occasioned by the European War. On the whole, although there has been some serious disarrangement, the direct or indirect benefits overbalance the losses. In the present rapid summary it will be convenient to…

Recounts the development of one of the most dreaded and horrible weapons of World War I, poison gas. Profiles the inventor, Fritz Haber, and his wife (a distinguished chemist in her own right) who killed herself over the use of the inhumane weapon. (MJP)

Asserts that students have difficulty visualizing the physical conditions of the event or period under study. Recommends the resources found in military museums to reproduce landscapes, images, and sounds that stimulate the learning process. Describes the First Division Museum at Cantigny near Wheaton, IL. (CFR)

This study found that the postsecondary education experience (junior college, community college, 4-year college/university, military, or private training) chosen by 225 young adults with learning disabilities was related to use of community resources; community mobility; participation in vocational education while in high school; autonomy; peer…

This guide provides a survey of those laws that directly affect the child with attention deficit disorder (ADD), with or without hyperactivity. The guide addresses three general classes of rights: (1) civil rights (for example, the right to equal treatment and opportunity under the law); (2) the right to society's support in educational services…

This publication presents data concerning the distribution of 1991-92 graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic high schools. The data were obtained through the Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates, as reported by school principals, in the fall of 1992. Table 1 presents trends in the…

The military is the largest educational and training institution in the United States and perhaps the world. Tangible benefits tied to military service include competitive pay, health care, paid vacation, and other perquisites. Compared to the civilian sector, the military has relatively more technicians, operators, mechanics, repairers, and…

Although returns to military service may have been positive prior to Vietnam, since Vietnam the average veteran has neither benefited nor suffered economically from military service. Educational attainment is the primary reason veterans have earned more than nonveterans. Because the population as a whole has become more educated, military service…

This research examined the relationships of attitudes toward the Army, duty environment, and satisfaction with Army programs/benefits to the career intentions of officers and enlisted personnel. A representative random sample of 4,360 officers and 2,339 enlisted personnel completed a 178-item questionnaire about their attitudes toward these…

As part of the third follow-up to the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, the Third Follow-Up Questionnaire was administered to a sample of the members of the high school class of 1972 who had been surveyed in 1972 and 1974. The questionnaire contains 158 items about education and work experience and is divided into the…

Two data waves from the Youth Cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience compared Black, Hispanic, and White servicemen with their civilian counterparts to determine what types of persons are more likely to enlist in the military. Comparisons of minority servicemen with their civilian peers who are employed full time…

The purpose of this booklet is to inform young people of their rights when they become 18 and to help them recognize and avoid possible legal problems. Although written specifically for young people in Wisconsin, the booklet can be used by youths in any part of the United States. A summary of legal principles in effect at the time of publication…

An evaluation of voluntary education programs sponsored by the military services focused on how servicemembers' educational needs are determined and undergraduate education services are provided. Using 19 standards originally developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, the General Accounting Office (GAO) analyzed the…

Discussing the related problems of military recruitment and civilian youth unemployment and inadequate education and training, this paper is intended to provide a framework for the consideration and analysis of alternative approaches to these problems. Without offering recommendations, the paper also reports the effects of three prototypical…