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College programs are helping combat veterans transition from military life

Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: News
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Ben Vige is a student at McNeese, a member of Theta Chi fraternity and was previously deployed overseas to fight for our nation. Vige has been in active duty for the Army for 6 years. While overseas, Vige was stationed at Camp Bucca in Iraq. When asked how he dealt with the transition from a solider in the Army to a student at McNeese he answered,
Ben Vige is a student at McNeese, a member of Theta Chi fraternity and was previously deployed overseas to fight for our nation. Vige has been in active duty for the Army for 6 years. While overseas, Vige was stationed at Camp Bucca in Iraq. When asked how he dealt with the transition from a solider in the Army to a student at McNeese he answered, "It was tough to get used to, the structure was strict in the army it was difficult to get used to being a free citizen again." Along with that transition Vige took from the army a very valuable skill. When asked to describe this quality he paused for a moment, making sure he could conjure the right words, and replied with only one "perseverance". Vige's plans are to graduate from McNeese, then become in officer in the military. Vige plans to spend his career in the military and retire with full benefits.
(MCT)

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Day after day, the soldiers march into Catherine Morris's office at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif..

They bring the familiar baggage of student life: Worries about whether they are majoring in the right subjects. Concerns about juggling work and classes. Questions about how they might improve their English grades.

They also bring Iraq.

Most of the young men and women who visit Morris have done time in combat. Their scars run deep, but are not always visible.

Looking into their eyes from behind her neatly organized desk in the school's campus center, Morris sees more than most. A former Marine who keeps a photograph of her younger self in uniform on a shelf, she runs a year-round program specifically designed for veterans going to school under the GI Bill.
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