America’s Army in Waiting could help resolve personal student loan debts by providing needed services in our communities. It’s not about getting a government handout. It’s giving back what we owe by serving others with the capabilities we worked hard to develop. And it’s offering our professional services to people who normally can’t afford access to them.
There shouldn’t be an American child without dental care or glasses, or an American family unable to afford legal advice. In our country, this doesn’t make sense. This country has people who are capable of providing these services and we want to give them the chance to do this. Our solution is to help fill mutual needs: families need what professionals burdened with student loan debt can offer.
It’s a systemic idea. We’re talking about community building, community strengthening. The idea is for people to collaborate for the sake of our neighbors, for the sake of our country, to make people’s lives better. The Army in Waiting can bring communities closer together through collaboration, raising the spirit of the whole community.
If teachers could tutor once or twice a week in exchange for a lessening of their loans, how helpful would that be for the community’s children? We talk about improving the American educational system so it can hold its own with those of other countries. The Army in Waiting brings together families, communities, and the country. And it does this through practical, purposeful work.
