{"id":323,"date":"2012-06-11T19:28:48","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T00:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/jlehn2\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2021-12-17T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:40:26","slug":"military","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lswcounseling\/careers\/military\/","title":{"rendered":"Military"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"323\" class=\"elementor elementor-323\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aff5ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aff5ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f5f3b3\" data-id=\"1f5f3b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6ea75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b6ea75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Military<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc4e538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc4e538\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2489890\" data-id=\"2489890\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312cf83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312cf83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you or your student is interested in learning more about a future in the military, the information on this page is for you!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Students who are serious serious about joining the military will want to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Scores in four critical areas &#8211; Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension and Mathematics Knowledge &#8211; count towards the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score. The AFQT score is one of the criteria for enlisting in the U.S. military.\u00a0 Southwest offers the ASVAB for our current students in February each year. Any interested student is invited to register for this test, and there is no military commitment to do so. Please contact Mr. Peterson in the LSW Counseling Center or <a href=\"http:\/\/official-asvab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the official ASVAB website<\/a> for more information on this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Military members also have options for getting help to further their civilian education. The most comprehensive program is the GI Bill, which is available to many military members and veterans.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>GI Bill and Other Veterans Education Programs<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If you were or are in the military, you may be eligible for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/education\/\">veterans education benefits<\/a>. If you\u2019re a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/education\/survivor-dependent-benefits\/\">spouse or dependent<\/a>, you may be eligible too.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/education\/about-gi-bill-benefits\/\">Learn about the GI Bill<\/a>\u00a0and other education programs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/careers-employment\/education-and-career-counseling\/\">Get career counseling.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Compare schools with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/gi-bill-comparison-tool\">GI Bill Comparison Tool<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/education\/how-to-apply\/\">Apply for the GI Bill and other education benefits.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Forever GI Bill<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/gibill\/forevergibill.asp\">Forever GI Bill of 2017<\/a>\u00a0makes big changes to many veterans education benefits. Most changes expand or improve upon existing benefits. Highlights include:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/GIBILL\/FGIB\/Restoration.asp\">Restoring education benefits<\/a>\u00a0to people who lost them because their school closed<\/li>\n<li>Eliminating the 15-year time limit for those who left active duty on or after January 1, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Many other changes are in effect or coming. See a detailed list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/GIBILL\/FGIBSummaries.asp\">Forever GI Bill changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Military Tuition Assistance<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the military now, your unit may pay for your tuition if you attend college in your off-duty time.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryonesource.mil\/-\/how-to-use-the-military-tuition-assistance-program\">Military Tuition Assistance Program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodmou.com\/TADECIDE\">Use the TA Decide tool to compare schools<\/a>\u00a0and help you make the best use of your tuition assistance dollars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC)<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequent military transfers can be a roadblock to getting your degree. But\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dantes.doded.mil\/EducationPrograms\/choose-right-school\/edcerts.html\">Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC)<\/a>\u00a0can help. These civilian colleges and universities:\n<ul>\n<li>Simplify credit transfers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce the number of credits you must earn at their school to get a degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Give classes on or near military installations in the U.S., overseas, and on military ships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Offer distance learning programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Offer degrees that match your military job<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Are open to service members and their families<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about each branch of the armed forces by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Our-Story\/Our-Forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visiting the official US Department of Defense website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2cbaa\" data-id=\"6f2cbaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cefc8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cefc8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"3679\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lswcounseling\/files\/2020\/10\/Enlist_Military_Hires-e1602084788513.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10322\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bb10a52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bb10a52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1faae82f\" data-id=\"1faae82f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military If you or your student is interested in learning more about a future in the military, the information on this page is for you! 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