On June 22nd of 1944 Congress passed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act also known as the GI Bill. It allowed veterans unemployment insurance, loans for businesses and homes and payment for higher education. Under the GI Bill, 2.2 million veterans went to college; by 1947, 49% of the student bodies were veterans. "The Veterans Administration paid schools for tuition, fees, and books and issued a stipend to each veteran and his dependents." The bill created diversity on college campuses. Previously, a university education was "exclusive preserve of the privileged." The GI Bill did have its limitations that included; Southern states denying the enrollment of black veterans, as well as only 3% of the veterans enrolling into college being women. Many women were unaware they qualified, which widened the gap of college educated men to women. The investments to the GI Bill proved to be beneficial, educated veteran’s required higher salaries thus every dollar spent on the bill "got back as much as $8 in income tax" for the country.
Questions:
Given the options the GI BIll provided would you have used the option of payment for higher education? or another option? explain.
Givent the benefits the GI Bill provides, would you consider enrollment in the Military? explain why or why not.
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