Huffington Post – After serving in the military, Andrew Sammons returned to home to the house where he lived with his wife in North Carolina and decided to apply to the University of North Carolina-Wilmington to get his master’s degree in accounting. He then spent the better part of three months trying to prove [...]
Swords’ motto is “vets helping vets.” The transition from military back to civilian life is eased by working with fellow veterans. While non-veterans can be a valuable resource, sometimes a veteran needs to work with another veteran. Someone who has made the transition and understands the struggles. Our successful transition is often realized by [...]
NewsOK (The Oklahoman) – When Edward Godec began attending Rose State College four years ago, one of his first stops on campus was to the school’s veterans affairs office. Godec, a U.S. Army veteran, sat down with an adviser to get his Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits processed. Once the paperwork was complete, he asked [...]
“I am hoping the results are still out on the 3% graduation figure noted below but it is clear that too many student veterans are falling through the cracks, and in these cases, dropping out of school as a result. We don’t have hard data, but with the employment market still in the doldrums, [...]
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