Army Program Would Lead To College Degrees

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USA Today
October 3, 2007
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The Army plans to offer accredited college credit hours for its training programs with enough offerings that a soldier could retire with a bachelor's degree. The College of the American Soldier program is a recruitment tool as the Army seeks to expand its force.
The Army is working with colleges to get its program accredited and hopes to have it running by February, said Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, head of Army Accession Command.
Under the plan, every recruit in basic training will have the option of obtaining a technical certification in a skill such as welding or a potential 17 hours of college credit in leadership, first aid and other areas. "The idea would be, by the time you are a staff sergeant, somewhere between six and 10 years in the Army, you're going to have your associate's degree," Freakley said. Those who continue in the service and retire as a master sergeant or sergeant major could earn a bachelor's degree, he said.
The Pentagon wants to increase the active duty Army, National Guard and Reserve troops by 74,000 over four years.
 
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