Evening star., 1951-03-09
Veterans
and
Druftees
By Maj. Thomas M. NioI

Many Qfa1CeeS, enl1SteeS ana
reserviStS already have had their
education interrupted. Thousands
more will be leaving campuses.
Remember, Uncle Sam wants
you to get all the education you
possibly can before going into
uniform, not only so you'll serve
the Nation better but also increase
your own chances for promotion
and good assignments.
But if your studies are disrupted
by service. you'll have a chance
to continue your formal education
in uniform and probably get COL
lege credit for it.
The Armed Forces Information
and Education Division has large
program of off-duty classes, self
study courses and correspondence
courses. A few large universities
have sent their own instructors
overseas to hold classes for serv-
1cemen and give "residency"
credit. Most colleges require that
you reside at the college for a
certain time to get a degree.
You probably won't get chance
to study until you finish basic
training and settle down in al
permanent assignment. If you
don't get in ''residency" course
you can become USAFI student
USAFI is the, United States
Armed Forces Institute, the GIs'
own correspondence school, with
headquarters at Madison. Wis.
1t offers correspondence, self
teaching and study courses
from grade school up to the COL
lege junior level. Subjects range
from first grade arithmetic to
spoken Russian.
In correspondence course
you're sent texts and lessons
which you return periodically for
correction. In a self-teaching
course you study entirely by your
self and then take written test
In group-study course some
member of your outfit or ship is
appointed instructor of a small
group, and you study together.
In addition. USAFI has ar
rangements with As colleges which
offer their own extension courses
oy correspondence up to the grad
uate level. The fees for these
extension courses are reasonable
usually between SIS and SIS.
The courses offered by USAFII
Itself, designed by a board of
civilian educators, cost only a $2l
enrolment fee. Dish out your
two bucks and take as MANY
courses as you can or want to
complete.
AS an example of what USAFII
can mean, one former enrollee
completed more than so courses
That's more than most of usI
would ever take in college and he
was offered senior standing inl
three universities. Think of it-l
three years of college finished
on So.
Most colleges. but not all, grant
academic credit for USAFTI
courses. Those which do grant |
1t sometimes limit the amount
that may be given.
Before you leave the campus to
put on the uniform. get advice
from your dean about what
USAFI courses you should take to
I'LL gaps in your courriculum.
Those graduating from high
school who plan to go to college
after discharge should get them
selves accepted by the college of
their choice and ask the dean
what USAF1 course to take while
in uniform.
Some fellows in service were
never able to finish high school.
They can get diploma.
USAFI itself won't grant the
diploma, but such fellows NAV
take high school courses through
USAF1 and then take its general
educational development (GED)
test. It's an exam to measure
your total educational expert
ence." everything you've ever
learned in class, at service schools
through correspondence schools or
In talking to people.
In most States, either high
schools themselves or the State
department Of education will
grant a high school certificate to
those who get score high enough
on the GED.
But the Defense Department
says don't enlist before you grad
uate from high school Just be-
cause you figure you can get a. |
diploma through USAFI and the
GED.