Chelsi Smith

Many military veterans are at Texas State pursuing a dream. They're here to earn a college degree. As Chelsi Smith tells us in this Bobcat Update, veterans bring experience and dedication to the classroom.

Texas State has an estimated 12-hundred military veterans enrolled at the university. The Veterans Affairs office, located in the J-C Kellam building, offers many resources for veterans to achieve their personal goals. Many veterans rely on their G-I benefits to attend college, and the military provides other benefits as well.
(SB Pina Cadet Captain)
But, for others, being in the military didn't have an impact on their decision to go to college.
(SB Clark Cadet 3rd Class )
(Stand up: Texas State is ranked 13th in the nation as a military-friendly school, and for some veterans that affected their decision to attend this university)
(SB Blake Army Veteran)
One option for underclassmen -- who want to make the military their career -- is the R-O-T-C. Texas State offers an Air Force R-O-T-C program, and many men and women earn their commissions here every year. For Bobcat Update, I'm Chelsi Smith.