What is the ratio of high school dropouts to college educated soldiers in Iraq?
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Your lost hero.  \n\nFact is the Soldiers in the military are more educated than the Civilian sector.\n\n99.9 percent of the enlisted forces have at least a high school education, 73.3 percent have some college, 16.2 percent have an associate’s degree or equivalent semester hours, and 4.7 have a bachelor’s degree.\n\nWhat’s more, over 85 percent of field grade officers have advanced degrees – 70.7 percent have master’s degrees, 12.1 percent have professional degrees and 2.5 percent have doctorate degrees.\n\n\nI have two degrees.  How many do you have?
612736
i am a victim of this stop loss system, and it was like a slap in the face for me because i had plans on finishing college. even though i went to iraq from 2003-2004, the army made me go back to iraq again from 2004-2005. the stop loss did me wrong!
744914
I went to three different High Schools, and 10 Public schools.  Over the years I have taken courses from 7 different colleges.  I also took alot of courses in the military (and have also instructed a number of courses)
426450
Though they statistically make much less than even a high school or GED grad, there are other more significant losses that can't be measured with money. They are the loss of options and opportunity. Especially when the person gets married and has kids. The cycle perpetuates through their children. There is often unnecessary struggle and in most cases crime. Ignorance has been the root of much of our crime in America. So as you can see there are many ways a person will lose when they choose to drop out. Please stay in school.
666294
Yes,  I am deployed now (although only to Kuwait, not Iraq) and my soldiers are able to take online courses and other course taught here on camp.  When we first arrived I put in an application to teach undergraduate courses (I have my Master's Degree) and have already taught one term.  I am sure that educational opportunities are more limited in Iraq and would greatly depend on a soldier's location and computer access.
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I'm under the impression that a number of them will accept a GED in lieu of a high school diploma.  Just like in the US, however, each school makes it own rules regarding acceptance of GEDs.\n\nIf you haven't taken an SAT/ACT in the past five years (or you aren't happy with the score you received), you are probably going to have to register for them and take them (again, perhaps) so you have some test scores to show (esp. with a GED).\n\nMany colleges also offer "continuing education" programs of study for people who have taken a few years off from continuous education (like you, many joined the military).  They should be particularly understanding of your situation and much more willing to assist you in any difficulties you might encounter.\n\nIn your application essays, you should make a note of why you left high school (patriotism and military service are pretty good causes), how you still went through the trouble to get a GED, and what you've learned during your stint in the army and how you've matured intellectually as a person.\n\nBest of luck.  You're toughest issue, finances, is already out of the way.
81325
I have an 18 year old step son who just dropped out of school at the beginning of his final semester of his senior year.  Dumb, dumb, dumb...  He is living with friends - has been through 3 jobs in 6 weeks - and has no vehicle any more because he couldn't pay the repair bills.  You can ALWAYS go back to college, but you can NEVER resume your high school career.
228936
I think that today's Army require you to have a high school diploma, or at the very least a GED certificate.Call the Army Recruiting office and check it out.
1050744
College, if that is an option for you.  Only people who can't get into college should be forced to consider the Army as an option.
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I don't deny that there are people in the military who had no interest in going to college. There are plenty who probably would have never made it to college.\n\nBut that's not what Kerry's "joke" implied. It implied that the people who didn't study, who didn't try to be smart, are the ones who get "stuck" in the military as their last option.\n\nThat's insulting and untrue. There are plenty of people in the military who are quite well educated. There are plenty of people who will go on to finish school after their service in the military. In many families, it is expected that the son or daughter will continue the family legacy of service before moving on to success in the civilian world. \n\nFor many of the "academic shining starts", military service IS a great option. Some of us joined because we felt the call to serve our country. It had no bearing on whether or not it was the most lucrative choice at the time. But according to Kerry, I guess we were just too lazy in high school and had no other option.
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I guess people tend to overestimate the amount of college education around them - perhaps not surprising, I would imagine that a lot of people that never finished school probably don't hang our much online.\nThe US Census Bureau reported that in 2003, 85 percent of adults age 25 and over had completed at least high school, an all-time high.\nIn the same year, 27 percent of adults age 25 and over had a college degree, another record.\nI doubt that these numbers have changed dramatically since 2003. \nAs far as my personal surroundings are concerned, I sive in the Silicon Valley, so I would hazard the guess that the percentage of people with college degrees here is a lot higher (considering the cost of living, you nearly need a white-collar income to live here).
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That's a good question!  It is probably hard to get a definitive answer though.  I bet it's a very small number, if any!\n\nI am a Democrat but I don't particularly like John Kerry but when he made that "joke" about ending up in Iraq if you don't get a good education, he wasn't that far off.\n\nBasically, the children of the lower classes fight the wars of the upper classes.  It has been that way for a long time.\n\nIt isn't that the military people are ignorant, it's that so often people join the military because it's the only way they can afford to GET an education.  Rich families never have to worry about that, now do they.
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I don't know.  Of course, graduates of military academies are required to serve after graduation..I think five years is the requirement.  What I do know is that many military recruiters are paying the fees for high school dropouts to take the GED needed to join. (Primarily Army.)  My guess is that other than officers, the general military population is not comprised of our best and brightest.  For the dropouts who left high school for behavioral problems, that doesn't speak too well for the caliber of the military either.
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The GPA of the US military is higher than that of the general population. You must have a minimal of a GED for the army the other branches much better many do not make the grade.
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87,857,473\nhttp://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/rp/popula.html
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from my experience  about 95% made it through, from my platoon.   Not quite sure on overall numbers though.....a big part of it is that you have to meet certain physical requirements before going in
897554
I think it is an excellent idea.  Immediately after High School, if you're not registered in College,  you go military for 2 years, minimum.  Every one I know, including myself, who went military right out of High School, or College, turned out to be a much better person for it.  They found respect and discipline.