{"id":72422,"date":"2018-01-05T16:20:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/05\/natcon2018-student-veterans-not-veteran-students\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:35:22","slug":"natcon2018-student-veterans-not-veteran-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2018\/01\/05\/natcon2018-student-veterans-not-veteran-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Commentary: Student veterans, not veteran students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><b>Editor\u2019s note:<\/b> The following article was contributed by Jared Lyon of Student Veterans of America. The content may be edited for clarity, style and length. Find more at <a href=\"https:\/\/studentveterans.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" class=\"\">https:\/\/studentveterans.org\/<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the CEO of Student Veterans of America (SVA), connecting with student veterans is my priority. I\u2019ve had the pleasure of engaging with this group of leaders across the country and visited over 240 of our chapters in 48 states over the past two years alone. In my travels, I find it striking that those who know and understand us call us \u201cstudent veterans.\u201d Those who do not, call us \u201cveteran students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As our Vice President of Government Affairs Will Hubbard always reminds us, words matter. A veteran student can\u2019t quite seem to get to graduation \u2014 a Van Wilder of sorts \u2014 who seems more inclined to be a student than becoming a graduate. A student veteran is dedicated to pursing a program of study in higher education, someone who at one point wrote a blank check up to and including their life by joining the military in service to our nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why does the distinction matter? It matters because the way we talk about student veterans has a drastic impact on the perception of this talented population of scholars. There seems to be an unfortunately elastic myth that veterans don\u2019t belong in college, one that employers, college administrators, faculty, and even veterans themselves too often believe. However, with nearly 1,500 SVA chapters, student veterans are part of the largest chapter-based student organization in the country. It\u2019s safe to say we know about leading on campus and in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When SVA published the National Veterans Education Success Tracker (NVEST) in the spring of 2017, we demonstrated that student veterans are definitively among the most successful students in higher education \u2014 no surprise to anyone who has interacted with these incredible Americans. Compared to the national grade point average (GPA) of 2.94, student veterans are markedly more impressive with a national average of 3.35; and they\u2019re outpacing their peers and earning high-demand degrees. They\u2019re graduating and moving into excellent career opportunities as outstanding alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How awkward would it be to refer to \u201cstudent athletes\u201d as \u201cathlete students\u201d? No differently, student veterans are students first with \u2018veteran\u2019 as a proud part of their experience and identity. 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