"Male students who fail to register with Selective Service before turning age 26 are ineligible for Federal student loan and grant programs, including Pell Grants, Federal Work Study, and Stafford Loans. (Parents who want to borrow a PLUS loan do not have to satisfy the registration requirement.) Several states have also made Selective Service registration a prerequisite for state financial aid and for matriculation at public colleges and universities.
"Even if you disagree with the requirement, you should register. Failure to register can have a serious negative impact on your ability to obtain a driver's license, qualify for financial aid, pursue an education, or obtain employment."
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Did you know ... ???
My son, age 31, is back in college. Counting on financial aid and loans, we learn the following:
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Oh for heaven's sake. When did they make this rule? Are we sure we believe it? What does the school say?
It's real. I did the research. Two funding organizations exist to help guys caught up in this, but one of them requires that you be a Mennonite. Otherwise, I find activist sites, sites screaming about indentured servitude. It's gone to the big Court once or twice, but they always kick it out.
And they were able to make it retroactive, too, to affect those already over 18 when it was passed? It should be challenged on that basis alone.
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