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[left teaching for more pay in army]

Not if he can do math. A SPC with 4 years gets around a thousand a month.

What most likely happened is he arranged to receive his tuition assistance up-front. Instead of serving then getting tuition assistance, he likely arranged to have the loans paid off in exchange for service afterwards.

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Since Anderson had a degree he'd go in the military as an officer, right? They make more $ than enlisted I believe. In addition, there may have been a bonus for joining up..which would take care of some education loans.

Either way...God bless this fine man and his loved ones. He gave his life for the love of our country. <><

he likely arranged to have the loans paid off in exchange for service afterwards

No, that is not at all what happened here in the beginning at least. Initially, he signed up for a program which FL offers as "tuition forgiveness" if you choose to major in a "critical area" of education. At the time he went to college, one of those "critical areas" was: math. But, when he graduated, for reasons unknown to me, FL then took "math" off the "critical needs" list, according to him. So, NOW, he has to pay back students loans he never thought he'd have to pay back. And, as I know how little new teachers earn in Lee County, he decided he would do better financially by joining the Army. But, going into the Army had no bearing on what originally happened with him. Although, what you said may be the reason he THEN joined.