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08-19-05, 11:10 AM
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 | Decorated Marine denied in-state tuition
Tuition fund set up for Marine Texas man denied in-state benefit due to time served in military Posted: August 19, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Carl Basham (Photo: Star-Telegram). An Indiana talk-radio host has set up a fund for those who would like to help a U.S. Marine from Texas pay his college tuition after he was denied in-state tuition because he didn't reside in the state during his military service. As WorldNetDaily reported, despite Texas native Carl Basham being a registered voter and holder of a state driver's license, the decorated Marine was denied lower in-state tuition by admissions officials at Austin Community College because he spent too much time out of the state while serving two tours of duty in Iraq. Basham was told he didn't qualify as a Texas resident "for tuition purposes." "They told me that I have to physically live in the state of Texas for at least a year," Basham told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "It kind of hurts." When not in Iraq, Basham was stationed in California during his years in the military. In-state tuition at the college is $500 per semester, compared to $2,600 for non-Texas residents. When talk-radio host Chris Dickson of WKBV-1490 in Richmond, Ind., read about Basham's plight, he set up a fund to which people can donate to help the Marine pay for his fall semester tuition. The information is: American Patriots College Scholarship Fund c/o West End Saving Bank 34 South 7th Street Richmond, IN 47374 In defending its position, the school points to the Texas Coordinating Board Rules, which regulate public colleges in the state. The rules say members of the armed forces "are presumed to maintain the same domicile that was in effect at the time of entering the service during their entire period of active service." Basham moved with his parents to Louisiana when he was a junior in high school, and he enlisted in the Marines right after graduating. Even though his folks moved back to Texas after he had been in the service for a year, the college points to the fact he lived in Louisiana at the time of enlistment. "Any time that a student leaves the state of Texas, moves into another state, resides in that state, enters into the military in that new state, and claims that new state as their permanent home, then they loose their Texas residency," Austin Community College spokesperson Veronica Obregon told Austin's Channel 8 news. Responded Basham: "After me being in the military for a year, coming from Louisiana, my parents moved back into Texas, making me an automatic resident, because I'm still their dependent." Over two enlistments and eight years of service, the paper reported, Basham was awarded a Combat Action Ribbon, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and other decorations. He served as a driver and an auto mechanic in two tours of duty in Iraq, each lasting seven months. Previous story: Decorated Marine denied in-state tuition
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08-19-05, 10:19 PM
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yea jens and you also werent in iraq getting shot at.....cmon...no comparision between your situation and his. Basically the message it sends is "If you go and serve out of the country for your millatary, your not an in state resident?" Quote:
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08-20-05, 12:51 AM
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Not exactly, once you turn 18, you are not considered a dependent of your family anymore unless you are going to college full time. Since he was a legal resident of Louisiana when he went to the corps, that stays in effect the whole duration of his enlistment. It doesn't matter that his parents moved to Texas. He would have had to go to Texas and change his residency.
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08-21-05, 06:49 PM
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Marine gets tuition break Officials find way for Texan following nationwide outcry Posted: August 19, 2005 5:00 p.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Carl Basham (Photo: Star-Telegram). Following nationwide public outcry, a decorated U.S. Marine from Texas will be allowed in-state college tuition after a school turned him down because he didn't reside in the state when he began two tours of duty in Iraq. As WorldNetDaily reported,Cpl. Carl Basham was told by admissions officials at Austin Community College he didn't qualify as a Texas resident "for tuition purposes, despite being a registered voter and holder of a state driver's license. But today the college said Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, himself a former U.S. Marine, identified a state waiver provision for which Basham qualifies, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. "We are so delighted that he will be eligible for in-state tuition," said Veronica Obregon, spokeswoman for Austin Community College. Patterson wrote a letter stating Basham qualified for a waiver that requires him to provide military documents showing Texas as his state of residence plus his voter and automobile registration. Obregon said Basham has presented the proper documentation to meet the waiver requirements. Previously, the school pointed to the Texas Coordinating Board Rules, which regulate public colleges in the state. The rules say members of the armed forces "are presumed to maintain the same domicile that was in effect at the time of entering the service during their entire period of active service." Basham moved with his parents to Louisiana when he was a junior in high school, and he enlisted in the Marines right after graduating. Even though his parents moved back to Texas after he had been in the service for a year, the college argued he lived in Louisiana at the time of enlistment. "Any time that a student leaves the state of Texas, moves into another state, resides in that state, enters into the military in that new state, and claims that new state as their permanent home, then they lose their Texas residency," Obregon explained. Click to learn more... Basham had argued that after "being in the military for a year, coming from Louisiana, my parents moved back into Texas, making me an automatic resident, because I'm still their dependent." Over two enlistments and eight years of service, the Star-Telegram reported, Basham was awarded a Combat Action Ribbon, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and other decorations. He served as a driver and an auto mechanic in his two tours of duty in Iraq, each lasting seven months.
__________________ Warm Regards, Trey Brister Nature abhors a vacuum and religion is a powerful civilizing and socializing force. It is not perfect, but at least it does not deny human nature. Most leftest ideology is based upon the idea that evil is the result of social conditions/injustice, and simple misunderstandings. Man's nature is seen as both inherently good and infinitely malleable. It is believed that man can be made into something better through education and other social endeavors. The truth is that human nature is not inherently good and neither is terribly changable. Any system that denies the truth about human nature will be the victim of it. Communism is only one of the more horrific examples of this fundamental truth. I understand why you're a socialist. You want to make the world a better place. What you need to understand is that not everyone can be helped and those who can are best served by providing them with the opportunity to help themselves. |
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08-22-05, 11:48 AM
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| Turning A New Leaf  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sin City
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It actually goes by your home of record that is processed on your DD Form 4/1 (Military Service Enlistment Documentation) that is where your declare your home of record and your state of residency. If he is a Texas resident then it would state that on the form. You are allowed to change your residency every time that you Re-Enlist during your military career I believe. I am from Maryland, but when I reenlisted I changed my residency to Texas. I am now a Texas resident. If he changed his to Cali or some other base other than Texas than he wouldn't be considered a Texas resident for a year.
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08-22-05, 05:24 PM
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just wondering... wouldn't he receive the discount for a cali state school?
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