So I've noticed
Posted on 11/20/2007 4:19:29 PM PST by george76
California is the only state in the country that doesn't offer its Guard tuition assistance. That needs to change.
THE CALIFORNIA National Guard claims to be the busiest in the country, which is easy to believe, given the state's size and vulnerability to disasters. At the same time, it's the smallest force relative to the population it protects — only 20,000 soldiers, or one for every 1,900 Californians. And that number is shrinking because of recruitment and retention troubles.
Against this backdrop, you'd think that state officials would be scrambling to bring the Guard back to full strength. Instead, a state Senate budget subcommittee last week rejected the Guard's top priority, a $3-million program to make college in California more affordable for Guard members.
Not providing tuition benefits is shortsighted and unreasonable.
College aid has long been a standard part of the compensation package for military personnel — think of it as investing in a soldier's future in exchange for his or her willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice today.
In fact, 49 states — all but California — provide some form of tuition assistance to National Guard members, as does the federal government to a limited extent.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
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National Guard Education Benefits
State-by-State Education Benefits for Members of the National Guard
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/guardandreserve/l/bltuition.htm
They can’t spend money on things that they should spend money on because they’ve bankrupted their government spending money on things that they should not spend money on.
In a state that loathes the military, I’m not surprised.
The DUmmies likely love the help during their massive wildland fires, earth quakes...
In a state that loathes the military, I’m not surprised,
I am really tired of you California bashers! We are not all are not from San Fran or Hollywood! There is a lot of military stationed here and we revere them.
State Sen. Michael Machado (D-Linden), chairman of the budget subcommittee that deep-sixed the funding request, said it wasn’t sufficiently detailed and needed more vetting...
The LAT realizes the Cal NG is cheap labor for fighting the fires caused by their leftist pal’s stupid policies.
What they don’t want to face is that as an enemy entity, run by enemies of America, the rat scumbags in the Cal government would no sooner provide benefits the Guard than Americans would provide benefits terrorists. These people are simply not Americans. They are democrats and therefore enemies of our country.
So I've noticed
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