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By Debra Wales
Education Coordinator, American Military University

If you are like many senior NCO’s, just the thought of going back to school can be overwhelming. You decided a decade or more ago, after high school, that you were done with the classroom.  You volunteered for the Army, to serve you country and you never wanted to look at a book again.  If you ever had any of these feelings, you’re not alone.  Many of your fellow soldiers, sailors and Marines have these same thoughts and struggle with the idea of going back to school.

In addition to you changing and getting a bit older since those high school days, the Army and other services have changed too.  One of the big areas of change is a strong push for soldiers to have their degree. In most career fields in today’s Army it is almost impossible to get promoted without some college education. Not only does your civilian education provide promotion points you can’t get any other way, but it allows you to be closer to completing your degree and to ready yourself for life after the Army.