Abstract
<p>Institutions of higher education who serve military populations need clear understanding of federal regulations and of military organization best practices in education. They also need a baseline understanding of the broader military population, as well as the unique challenges and opportunities for military subgroups, based on branch, type, and extent of service. The intent of this article is to provide a baseline understanding of military populations, including the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities for service to population subgroups (i.e., active duty service members, prior service members, including disabled veterans and retirees, and military family members). Overall, we propose that “military cultural competence” is a unique cultural competence which is necessary to develop both at the institutional level and for individual staff and faculty, in order to ensure appropriate service for military students in higher education.</p>
Highlights
Institutions of higher education who serve military populations need clear understanding of federal regulations and of military organization best practices in education
While 82% of institutions report having a dedicated point of contact for military service members and veterans, and 76% of institutions award academic credit for military training received during active duty, only 14 % of institutions offer any form of military population mentoring, and only 36% offer any form of student military organization
Volume 5, Num 2 | June2015 targeted to active duty and veteran populations, without specific services available for smaller populations with unique challenges, such as disabled veterans or military family members
Summary
Institutions of higher education who serve military populations need clear understanding of federal regulations and of military organization best practices in education. According to the same report, while the majority of institutions of higher education enroll and support military population students, the services offered may vary dramatically.
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