A study from The Ohio State University showed that only 12 percent of the men and 6 percent of the women in a sample group made any use of their military skills in a civilian job. Even if you meet all these criteria, your commander may decide that you are still ineligible for some or all of the money. Soldiers who save money in an education fund and decide that they are unable to attend school lose all the money they have saved, including the part that came out of their own pockets. The Pentagon actually makes money on the program. Between the rising costs of higher education and the multiple restrictions the army places on scholarship monies, many soldiers find that the money they do receive from the military is not enough to afford to go to college.
Few soldiers find the educational opportunities the military claims to provide.
Soldiers are often discharged with no money to continue in the civilian world and no transferable job skills. Unemployment lines are filled with veterans who are poorly qualified and lack the useful skills for civilian employment. Many veterans remain jobless for long periods and are a large part of the homeless and prison populations. Even those who are gainfully employed will remain behind their civilian counterparts in income and advancement for the rest of their careers. Once you have been in the military, you can't catch up with the rest of the world.