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From combat to classrooms – Veterans find post-war purpose in pursuing higher education

Thanks to a 70-year-old concept, more veterans are moving from the battlefields into the classrooms of the University of Montana.

In 2009 there were about 315 veterans or students using veteran benefits on campus. Today, there are more than 800 veterans on the University of Montana campus. Many UM veterans say that the post-9/11 G.I. Bill is one of the major reasons they are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to school.

The new variation of the G.I. Bill can pay up to full tuition for veterans, depending on their length of service. Similar bills have been instituted since the end of World War II.

Some veterans find that once they’re out of the military, it’s hard to find a job to fit their skills in a struggling economy.

By Deven Pfister

Full Story: http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/from-combat-to-classrooms-1.2935431#.UIghkYbp-RE

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