Posted on Mar 28, 2017
SN Vivien Roman-Hampton
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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I went college full time, lived in the dorm and obtained My degree, I also was working at the same time, stayed active with college sports, wrote for the school newspaper, was on the yearbook staff. When i graduated I didn't owe anybody any money or have any debt. At one point I borrowed $500.00 from My Dad and paid it back within one week. As a Viet Nam Veteran I did of course have the VA to assist Me with expenses and the school made it easy to handle that. There were a few veterans there besides My self at that point and that college had a good relationship with the Military and Veterans . I already had two years of college before that I obtained while I was on active duty in the USAF and transferred all those credits. I may add when i went on a civilian Police Dept My weekly pay check had a 20% increase in the amount over and above the basic pay because of having a BS degree.
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SN Vivien Roman-Hampton I went to school full time and worked full time, 42 hours a week, on average as an operator at a chemical plant. I completed my degree in five and a half years, and then obtained the job that I would hold for 33 years. No debt.
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Sgt (Join to see) That's excellent!
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Got a bachelor's and master's with no debt using the Montgomery GI Bill. Was also working full time. To be fair though, I started when I was active duty and was able to use TA for a few classes.
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