FROM ARMY TIMES...
FORT KNOX, Ky. - An Army-funded college education program that will allow junior enlisted soldiers of the combat arms to earn an associate degree during their first term of service starts in December.
The Enlisted Education Program's new college option is targeted at privates and specialists of the Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery and Air Defense career management fields - more than 120,000 soldiers.
Thirty-one schools have agreed to give soldiers college credits toward an associate degree for:
- Basic Combat Training
- Advanced Individual Training
- Structured Self-Development, Level I
- Warrior Leader Course
Additionally, schools must:
- Provide an associate degree in arts, sciences or general studies.
- Minimize academic residency requirements.
- Allow for the easy transfer of credits between participating schools.
- Provide an assessment of a soldier's prior-learning and career experiences.
These are high-density career fields, involving specialties held by roughly 25 percent of the junior enlisted soldiers assigned to the Regular Army, National Guard and Army Reserve.
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