Empire State University in NY takes the lead with over 1000 military-affiliated students, offering tailored programs and a dedicated Veteran and Military Resource Center.
For nurses, a courtesy certification would extend for the life of their license, and for teachers, the extension would be an additional four years beyond 180 teaching days.
In 2013, the first year of "Send a Hero Home," the Knights of Columbus Trenton Federation provided transportation home for about a dozen service members. That number steadily increased to 225 by last year.
A bill has been drafted by two Jersey Shore Assemblymen in response to Point Pleasant Borough High School graduate Billy Borowsky who was told he could not wear a sash indicating he had joined the U.S. Marines at a recent graduation ceremony.