Sgt. Ryan Hawley, student, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado National Guard, climbs the mountain at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., Feb. 18, 2016. The Mountain Walk is a culminating event for basic and advanced mountain warfare students to use the skills taught at the Mountain Warfare School. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Rivard)
National Guard Deserves Independent Student Status
Members of the National Guard under the age of 25 can often be disqualified from receiving grants and financial aid because they are not considered independent students. Many states have…