ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
Serving in the military is a viable career path for many young people, and recently, some legislation was introduced to help with just that.
Wednesday, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) recently introduced legislation to help states access military enlistment data to better inform students on military careers.
The Military and Educational Data Integration Act would require the Department of Defense to create a data-sharing program to enable state education systems to access military enlistment data, according to a release from Moran’s office, which would allow high schools to more accurately track the outcomes of students who choose a career in the military after graduation.
“The military offers a wide array of career options from combat medics, to chefs, to engineers and much more,” Moran noted in the release. “Accurate, current and readily available information on career opportunities and outcomes will better enable state education systems to inform students of military career options post high school. This legislation will open doors for students to pursue their interests through well-paid, meaningful careers in the military.”
“As high school students are making decisions about what to do after graduation, it is important for them know about the opportunities and benefits that serving in the military can provide,” Romney noted in the release. “By giving states easier access to military enlistment data, schools and students will be better informed about the wide array of career paths in the military.”
“Joining the military is one of the most honorable and selfless decisions anyone can make, and it opens the door to a wide variety of fields and career paths,” Rosen noted in the release. “I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan bill to better inform students about their military career options.”
Last month, Moran had led an effort to encourage the Secretaries of the Departments of Defense, Education and Labor to collaborate to recognize military service and enlistment as a successful career option.
