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Career College Sector of Higher Education
Paying for higher education is just one of many worries facing Americans during these troubling economic times. People understand that, in order to be qualified for many jobs in today's society, some sort of higher education is necessary. But how will they find the finances to help them expand their professional skills? Earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act which gives the government sole control over lending student loans. With...
This past week I was reminded of the time I spent in Saudi Arabia with the 1st Marine Division preparing for our mission to evict the Iraqi Army from Kuwait. The first Persian Gulf War was America's first large-scale deployment of combat forces overseas since the Vietnam War. This was 1990. The United States Military had spent the better part of the last decade having undergone an unprecedented build-up and modernization of its forces. The M1 Abrams tank, the F-117 Stealth Fighter and other...
Anyone who has ever spent time in a Marine Corps uniform or perhaps is just a fan of Clint Eastwood movies, is familiar with one of my all-time favorites, Heartbreak Ridge. In it, Eastwood plays the tough-as-nails Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway who is charged with transforming his troops into highly disciplined, combat-ready Marines. One of Gunny Highway's mantras throughout the movie is that when unexpected circumstances or events run contrary to even the most carefully developed plans,...
