From Iraq To Class: Turning Troops Into Teachers

An American soldier talks to schoolchildren after returning from the Iraq war
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From Time Magazine:

After 30 years in the military, Roosevelt Dickerson wasn't looking for a new career challenge. A retired Air Force chief master sergeant, he took some small-time jobs here and there for a few years — nothing too strenuous, nothing too taxing. Then he got a call from his old boss, the Defense Department, asking if he would be interested in trying one of the most strenuous, taxing jobs around: teaching. They wanted to know if he would consider joining the Troops to Teachers (TTT) program, which helps place former military personnel in U.S. classrooms. As Dickerson, 57, recalls, his responses to the offer were, in order, "You gotta be crazy. I can't be a teacher." "No!" and "Oh, no, no, no. Are you kidding?"

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My Comment: I know that this program will work for the simple reason that I learned a lot from my own father's war experiences. This program is going to benefit many, including the soldiers themselves.