{"id":795,"date":"2017-11-10T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegreenprogram.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:31:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:31:51","slug":"veterans-in-sustainability-our-global-superheroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreenprogram.com\/blog\/veterans-in-sustainability-our-global-superheroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans in Sustainability: Our Global Superheroes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Today, we reflect on the courage, strength, and selflessness that comes with serving in the US Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With more than 2 million US military personnel and 1.3 million actively serving, according to Business Insider<\/a>, we\u2019re humbled to share that The GREEN Program has traveled with a number of these altruistic individuals. With a wondrous cohort of more than 10 Alumni in our GREEN community alone who are involved in the Armed Services, this Veterans\u2019 Day, we are reminded that these figures in sustainability are not only national champions, but global superheroes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether military men & women are choosing to integrate service time with their academics, or continuing their education as a non-traditional student upon completion of their contract, colleges and universities are making academic opportunities more readily available than ever. By way of GI Bill benefits, tuition assistance, loan repayment programs, work-study opportunities, and more, according to\u00a0military.com Network<\/a>, there are numerous routes that knowledge-hungry military personnel can integrate their passion for social impact & sustainability with exceptional Veteran Education Benefits around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Education and Innovative Environments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n