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From Quiver to Quill, veteran transition to higher education

Author

Mark Walch, University of the PacificFollow

Date of Award

2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Department

Communication

First Advisor

Teresa Bergman

First Committee Member

Qingwen Dong

Second Committee Member

Graham Carpenter

Abstract

Veterans do not receive a uniform out-processing in regards to education benefits information. Despite the VA providing ample education benefits to veterans, military branches do not prepare discharging service members for the benefits earned. To discover personal experiences of veterans at University of the Pacific, critical ethnography in expository documentary film methodology was used. The results of the film showed veterans do not receive ample preparation for benefit usage. The veterans in this film also provided advice for future transitioning veterans to avoid common benefit mistakes.

Pages

30

Recommended Citation

Walch, Mark. (2018). From Quiver to Quill, veteran transition to higher education. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3142