Tuesday, May 27, 2008

More Local Reporting Like This on S-22 Needed

Just caught a short local report from NBC 2 in Fort Myers Fla

Check in there every now and than as one of my sisters, and her family, live in the area, just to see what's happening.

The report was titled: Honoring vets through a new GI bill

There's a video at the report page that says the same as the written, so you can read and or watch.

A bill now sitting on President George W. Bush's desk aims to expand the GI Bill and improve the path to college for those who serve. NBC2 looked at the costs to attend Southwest Florida's two largest colleges and why many claim the current GI Bill just doesn't add up.


That's the leadin.

This is a comment from a WWII Vet:

"Just go back to World War II. Look at how many people got educated and the type of people that did get educated that would never have been able to do that. An awful lot of good people came out of that GI Bill program," said Colom of the Marine Corp League.


What built this country, and it's economy, were the Technical Trades, manufacturing, innovation, product developement, etc., and those that learned them, worked them, started the small companies that grew. If we as a Nation are to sustain the economic engine good paying Technical jobs should still be the mainstay. They aren't so these types of technical schools, like the industries have disappeared.

So, as they disappeared, retraining was ans is needed. Retraining of older workers is a must, but Training of those comming back from Serving is even more important!

As this young Vet states:

"All the veterans today, they are coming back, they're all beat up, they need schooling," said Marine Corp Veteran Rob Oney.


S. 22: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007

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