Interview

For my interview, I interviewed Michael Gross, he is a friend of mine studying at the University of Colorado Boulder. I chose to interview my friend since he is a veteran.

Question 1: Do you feel as if the GI Bill is a perk for your service or that you actually earned it.
A: "Well I feel more that we actually earned it, not that we're just given special treatment"

Question 2: Why is that?
A: "Most high school students go on to continue their education after school and attend college at the age of 18, most people like me wont start their education until were 22, 23. So while most kids my age were out partying and enjoying life I was stuck on base or in a country far away from home."

Question 3: What do you think of the situation for regular students trying to pay for college?
A: "Its a bit harder to see things from their perspective due to my circumstance, but it definitely looks bad if you follow the facts about how much loans are being taken out and is currently owned".

Question 4: Do you think there should be any program to aid regular students?
A: "While I believe there should be someway to helping them, it shouldn't be completely free. If it was completely free it would probably affect the economy due to higher taxes.

Question 5: What is the big difference between veteran students and regular students?
A: "The only difference is experience, we lived our lives a bit longer than most students and have seen things most people never will. We learned valuable lessons that can only be taught in the army. The average student begins to shape his life in school while we shaped ours in the army.

Question 6: Besides for being different from your previous answer, do you believe that people view soldiers on a more positive note than the regular citizen?
A: "Yes and no, there will always be people who dislike the military and believe us to be evil. At the same time there will be people who see us as hero's. The average sees us a good person doing what's right for our country, I guess the reason why people tend to treat us better is that by looking at us they see a soldier who they associate as someone who is a hero. When they look at a regular citizen, they see another person, so yes we probably are looked at as more positive people.