My neice is leaving basic training with a medical discharge

[tibbir]

from the army after serving only about a month (she got really bad tendonitis and hip fractures as a result of the training). Her mother told me that after she leaves the hospital and comes home she plans on attending college and that the army will pay for it.

This doesn't make any sense to me. I thought you had to serve a certain length of time to 'earn' college tuition.

Can someone please explain how this works?

[Rowdyboy]

1. Probably due to a trainign related injury

I would think there would be SOME liability on the part of the military; maybe not 4 years of college-but something.

[Keebs]

2. because she was injured

as a result of the training, the military will pay for college.

[shanti]

5. either that

or they will just release you from the military. that's what happened to one of my sons (af).

[TlalocW]

3. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Do you really want her in the military under Bush?

TlalocW

[tibbir]

8. Hey, I didn't want her to join to begin with, her mother did.

And even her mother is releived now that there's no chance of her daughter going to Iraq.

[Warpy]

4. Service related injuries are like that

If they wreck your body in basic training, they'll compensate you for it by giving you benefits.

[shanti]

6. how about if they wreck your mind?

same?

[KG]

7. course not - wrecking your mind is the desired result..

[2Design]

9. what terrific news....one less in iraq for the wrong reason and

getting an education out of... .some of my tax dollars will go for a good cause...yeah