DE Goes to War [edit]  − 18 September, 1942

“At least in theory, it is now possible for a semi-illiterate to enter the U.S. Army and come out a college graduate, with the Pentagon paying 75% of the tab. To apply its fabulous technology, the U.S. military has become an extraordinary teacher of everything from astronautics to electronics to nucleonics to teaching itself….[The] U.S. Armed Forces Institute, a mail-order education factory in Madison, Wis. [and the] proud product of World War II, has [as of 1964] enrolled more than 5,000,000 students, distributed more than 44 million textbooks. For $5, the shopper can pick any of 6,400 courses, from elementary through college level; if he completes the first course, the rest are free.”

 

Citation: “You’re in the Classroom Now.” (17 Jan.1964). Time. Accessed 19 Sept. 2007. http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,875612,00.html.

 

Submitted by: Suzanne St. John

 

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PURPOSE : The purpose of the United States Armed Forces Institue is to provide educational opportunities to members of the Armed Forces to improve their military efficiency and to help them fit themselves back to civilian life at the highest possible education and vocational level when discharged from the service.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: All members of the Armed Forces.

TYPES OF INSTITUE COURSES: Correspondence Courses. Self-Teaching Courses. and Off-Duty Classes.

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES INSTITUE COURSES OFFERED : (approximately 100)
 

Aviation and Automotive
Building Construction
Business Administration
Army Clerical Subjects
Economics
Secretarial
Drafting
English
Electricity. Electronics and Radio
 

History
Marine Engineering
Mathmetics
Mechanics and Engineering
Metal Working
Railways and Transportation
Refrigeration
Scientific Subjects

COST: The payment of one $ 2.00 fee entitles an Enlisted man to all the services of the institute, provided he completes all the Institue work undertaken. Officers are required to pay a fee of $ 2.00 for each separate course undertaken.

HOW TO ENROLL: Ask your Orientation Officer. Special Service Officer. or Education Officer for the necessary application blanks and assistance.

 

Citation: T-Patch: 36th Division News. (no date). Army Education via the United States Armed Forces Institute. Advertisement ca. 1940. Accessed 19 Sept. 2007 from http://www.kwanah.com/36division/tpatch/v2n4/4410014b.htm.

 


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