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 * Benchmark Name:** //Servicemen's Readjustment Act// or //GI Bill//


 * Basic Summary of Benchmark:** This bill was originally passed by Congress June 22, 1944; signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was designed for the returning soldiers of WWII. The bill had a dual purpose; it acted as a means to pay for college, and it enabled veterans to receive extra funding if they were out of work or needed a loan.


 * Key Manifestations:** "2,300,000 attended colleges and universities, 3,500,000 received school training, and 3,400,000 received on-the-job training" (Statistics from Daniel Schugurensky of the OISE/UT)


 * Key Personnel:** FDR, Warren Atherton, and The American Legion were the main conspirators for this group.


 * Why/How a benchmark?** It allowed over 8 million men and women to take advantage of higher education which in turn kept America out of another depression, and boosted the economy.The //GI Bill// has morphed into the current //Montgomery GI Bill// which is still allowing soldiers to become educated to this day.


 * Links: http://www.gibill.va.gov/**