Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code—But Can't

mirandakatz writes: David Molina was finishing up his 12-year time in the army when he started teaching himself to code, and started to think that he might like to pursue it professionally once his service was done. But with a wife and family, he couldn't dedicate the four years he'd need to get an undergraduate degree in computer science—and the GI Bill, he learned, won't cover accelerated programs like code schools. So he started an organization dedicated to changing that. Operation Code is lobbying politicians to allow vets to attend code schools through the GI Bill and prepare themselves for the sorts of stable, middle-class jobs that have come to be called "blue-collar coding." At Backchannel, Andrew Zaleski profiles Molina and Operation Code, who see it as a serious failing that the GI Bill will cover myriad vocational programs, but not those that can prepare veterans for one of the fastest-growing industries in existence.

Maybe genuine but risky

[Jzanu]

This has the same risk as the scam for-profit colleges - ITT [slashdot.org], Trump University [nationalreview.com], etc. It will spawn a plethora of low quality education funnels draining money away from better uses that actually support veteran re-entry into the workforce.