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This summer Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway signed a Corps-wide message requiring all active-duty and Reserve Marines to have at least a tan belt in the martial arts by the end of the year. Although the Marine's Martial Arts Program isn't new - it began in 2000 - it's estimated that nearly 30,000 active-duty Marines are still without a tan belt.

Although some Marines will surely gripe about the requirement, its purpose is to underscore the warrior ethos that should be at the heart of every man and woman who has earned the eagle, globe and anchor.

The directive also serves as a reminder that Marines must go beyond what's required of them. The program has been around for seven years, yet thousands of Marines chose not to get certified. Perhaps they weren't combat arms Marines, or maybe they believe a Marine is solely a rifleman with no business learning karate moves – it's anyone's guess.

Go ask America's enemies who fought against Marines on Iwo Jima, the Chosin Reservoir, Hue City or most recently in Fallujah, how demoralizing it is to combat Marine riflemen - yet what if they now must even fear disarmed Marines who can fight with their hands? It's time for them to throw down their weapons and find a white flag.

And when Marines gets out of the Corps, the same adage surely applies to their military to civilian transition. Former Marines who attempt their transition from the military with only a high school diploma will find that their capacity to secure a well-paying career is severely limited.

Marines who took the initiative to get certified as either a tan belt, gray belt, green belt or beyond, have increased their fighting capacity as Marines. To ensure that they have just as many tools as possible when they separate from the service, Marines are also encouraged to take advantage of the US military tuition assistance program.

Marine tuition assistance pays up to 100% of a Marine's tuition and fees to an accredited military online school. That means the Corps pays for military distance learning courses up front - Marines pay nothing out of their pocket. US military tuition assistance programs are a real chance for leathernecks to train for a civilian career before they separate. Many schools offer military distance learning classes so Marines can study while deployed. Careers in real estate, the medical field or business are waiting for Marines who take the initiative now.

Marines who want to succeed both in the Corps and then when they separate, should make sure they square away their Marital Arts Program requirements, and then get the Marine Tuition Assistance funds that Uncle Sam has set aside for them.
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Posted by Heather @ 9:04 AM • 0 comments

If American employers need further proof that veterans make great workers, they should simply read the Soldier's Creed of the U.S. Army. The Army mandates that soldiers, not only learn the creed, but live it as they perform their duties. The other service branches operate under a similar set of beliefs.

A "translation" of the creed into the language of the business world illustrates the potential impact that veterans can have in a civilian business setting.

I am an American soldier. = I am an employee of Smith Inc.
I am a warrior and a member of a team. = I am a businessman and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States and live the Army values. = I serve our customers and adhere to Smith Inc.'s employee manual.
I will always place the mission first. = I will always place the customers' needs first.
I will never accept defeat. = I will never accept poor profits.
I will never quit. = I will never waste the company's time.
I will never leave a fallen comrade. = I will never refuse a colleague who asks for help.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. = I am disciplined, professionally and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my business tasks and responsibilities. I always take care of my colleagues, customers, projects and company equipment.
I am an expert and I am a professional. = I am a business expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat. = I stand ready to understand, learn from and compete with Smith Inc.'s market rivals in close market combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life. = I guard the entrepreneurial spirit of America and believe that honest work benefits everyone.
I am an American soldier. = I am an employee of Smith Inc.

Military personnel can get a jumpstart on their civilian career by taking advantage of military tuition assistance, which pays up to 100% of tuition and fees for military distance learning courses. This military education benefit allows service members to pursue military online education while deployed worldwide.
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Posted by Heather @ 2:00 PM • 0 comments

A 2005 Army survey revealed that nearly half (46%) of all soldiers had children, with two kids per soldier being the average. That's a lot of children following their soldier parents around the world, and if we factor in the children of all other service members, we have a lot of school-age children moving from base to base.

The tales of military kids leaving behind their friends at one base, and then having to adjust all over again are legendary. Military parents are certainly sensitive to their children's discomfort at moving, but when the transfer order comes in - military personnel have no choice but to start packing.

Service members have one way of ensuring that their high school children's education remains the same whether they're at a duty station in California or Japan - and that's an online high school education.

Enrolling at an online high school is one way to make sure a child's education isn't interrupted each time a new duty station calls. As long as children have access to a computer and an Internet connection, their high school education can continue uninterrupted. And for parents worried that online high school classes aren't legitimate, they should understand that children can now receive an accredited high school diploma and not just a G.E.D.

The following are a few important factors for military parents to look for when considering an online high school. A school should have:
- National and regional accreditation
- In-house faculty with extensive credentials
- Live student support
- Weekly student/teacher meetings via the web
- Transferable credits and credit recovery

The advantages of an online accredited high school are many for military kids, but the biggest is that in a world of change, education will become a refuge for these children. Everything might change after a move, but a military kid's education will remain the same if they are attending a virtual high school.
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Posted by Heather @ 8:55 AM • 0 comments