38 U.S.C. § 3451 : US Code - Section 3451: Purpose

Search 38 U.S.C. § 3451 : US Code - Section 3451: Purpose

The Congress of the United States hereby declares that the
education program created by this chapter is for the purpose of (1)
enhancing and making more attractive service in the Armed Forces of
the United States, (2) extending the benefits of a higher education
to qualified and deserving young persons who might not otherwise be
able to afford such an education, (3) providing vocational
readjustment and restoring lost educational opportunities to those
service men and women whose careers have been interrupted or
impeded by reason of active duty after January 31, 1955, and (4)
aiding such persons in attaining the vocational and educational
status which they might normally have aspired to and obtained had
they not served their country.