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Midnight Writer

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10. Joining the military is one way to pay for college.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Mar 14, 2023, 01:50 PM

Mar 2023

You can get training in several fields through the military that can sometimes transfer to college credits.

Do your military time, take advantage of the training they offer, save money while living on base, then attend college as a (hopefully) more mature student.

Sure, it will take a few years, but less than a lifetime of paying off college loans.

And military service looks good on a job resume.

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'It just boggles my mind' 4.0 GPA student at UT leaving school for the military due to housing cos [View all] Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 OP

Hmmm...a shame really, but I think that we've have/had this issues for some time. For example, SWBTATTReg Mar 2023 #1

Did you read the whole article? Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 #2

Maybe brainiacs like Gov. DragHater and Sen Marsha Marsha Marsha can help. But seriously... CurtEastPoint Mar 2023 #4

Yup SheltieLover Mar 2023 #7

That's mostly been true for decades. Duppers Mar 2023 #11

When talking student debt relief, the topic never discussed is the price of college. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #3

College got significantly more expensive when federally Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #8

It got more expensive when students could no longer default on student loans. Probatim Mar 2023 #9

The college doesn't loan the money so whether or not Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #13

They don't - but they collect the money up front, not as it's being paid off. Probatim Mar 2023 #14

Yes they do. What does that have to do with your statement Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #15

If you were getting paid at the start of a project and could charge whatever you want Probatim Mar 2023 #16

What does that have to do with your statement that Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #17

This problem has been brewing for years at the Knoxville campus Docreed2003 Mar 2023 #5

What a damn shame! 😡 Tanuki Mar 2023 #6

Joining the military is one way to pay for college. Midnight Writer Mar 2023 #10

Which is fine Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 #12