More kudos to VA.* In the March/April edition of DAV See WebDAV. Magazine, John J. Banion writes about how the VA helped him through a five-year program in college toward a degree in pharmacy. I, too, took advantage of the vocational rehabilitation Noun 1. vocational rehabilitation - providing training in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employment rehabilitation - the restoration of someone to a useful place in society offered by the VA and have earned my associate degree in mortuary mor·tu·ar·y n. A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. sciences. I recently became a Licensed Funeral Director in the state of Maryland. The reason that I am writing this Letter is to let all of you know that you are never too old to learn. Here I am getting ready to turn 50 and just got my degree. If you qualify for this program I would whale-heartily [urge you to] take advantage of it. They pay full tuition, the purchase of your books and supplies and also pay you a monthly cost-of-living allowance Noun 1. cost-of-living allowance - an allowance for changes in the consumer price index allowance, adjustment - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" based on the number of credits you take per semester. I could kick myself for not taking college credits while on active duty, but I now have a second chance at life. Keep reaching for the stars and you, too, can take advantage of the programs offered by the VA. Oliver S. Ewing, Waldorf, Maryland Waldorf is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland. It is SSE of Washington DC. The population was 22,311 at the 2000 census (but more realistically 70,000 - 75,000 - see note below). |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion