FROM MILITARY.COM
Special Forces Soldiers are some of the smartest, most highly-trained servicemembers in the U.S. military. The elite troops spend years not only learning the lethal art of warfare, but also honing their skills as diplomats, linguists, and cultural experts.
But despite all their training, many are left with few options for employment when it's time to leave the service.
Recognizing the marketable skills learned in their Special Forces careers, the Army's Special Warfare Center here has developed a program to apply more of their skills toward a bachelor's degree.
"The Special Forces Soldier is incredibly well trained, but he's ‘undereducated,' " said Lt. Col. David Walton, the head of regional studies and education at the SWC. "That's not because he doesn't want to be. It's because he's so busy training and deploying that he doesn't have time."
So Walton solicited civilian academia to find programs that could better leverage a special operator's experience toward college-level credit.
Imagine using a basic land navigation qualification to validate Geography 110 at an undergraduate institution, Walton offered.
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Trident Military University said on Oct. 24, 2011 at 1:17pm
What an excellent idea. Special forces soldiers have a lot more discipline and leadership skills than the average college student. The job market is incredibly tough for everyone an it's great that a program is helping soldiers obtain a degree which will improve their chances for employment.
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