Alternatives for Funding a GI Bill.

Abstract

The Congress has recently provided substantial support for postsecondary education assistance through the Department of Education's (ED's) student assistance programs. Since 1974, appropriations for these programs have increased from $1.6 billion to $5.8 billion in 1981. Enough data exists to suggest that the high-quality high-school graduates the military is seeking to recruit are currently opting for a postsecondary education--often funded by the Federal Government. This report suggests that using a portion of ED's student assistance appropriations to finance a GI Bill would reduce the impact on the Federal budget and could, at least partially, improve the armed services' ability to attract the high-quality youth they need. This report addresses three specific questions: What would the armed services hope to accomplish by restoring a GI Bill? Where are the quality youth the services believe they need? and What Federal education programs are aiding these quality youth?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105252

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Congress
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • National Governments
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Schools
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Education

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