The DOD Weighs in on What Military Should Know When They Go For Their MBA

The federal government offers a strong helping hand to military personnel who decide to further pursue their education. This information came out in a few interviews for our two shows Military MBA: From the Military to Corporate America: Getting In and Fitting In.

I talked to Program Manager Geraldine Hicks, who is the Education Service Specialist at the Army Continuing Education System...to Joe Cothron, the Deptuy Director for Army Education in the Adjutant General's office...and, to Lt Col Mike Moose, the Public Affairs Officer for US Army Human Resources command, who was on active duty, on leave from his civilian career at Radio Shack. Keep in mind that the information will vary for other branches.

You're military? You get to take the GMAT for free -- one time.

There are two programs. One is what Joe is connected with -- the voluntary education program, which is when a soldier comes to the Army Education Center, and states that he or she wants to go back to school. Geraldine says the soldiers receive 100-percent tuition-assistance. But, Joe says if you're in the voluntary program, you'll be paying for your own books.
The second program is if the military has a mission requirement - and then the advanced education is fully-funded.

Mike was on active duty, then got his MBA, and, while working for Radio Shack, got called back to active duty. He says the GI Bill got him to the next level. And, Mike says his MBA not only gave him a career boost in the early Radio Shack years, it also helped him in his army reserve career.

Stay tuned -- we've interviewed more than a dozen experts for these two shows. We'll let you know when they're posted on MBA Podcaster.com. And, I'll be blogging about the rest of the participants.