In response to the “Majority Mag” blog:

With a brother just graduated from college, I am clearly able to identify with the problems graduates have. Most students graduate college with a debt of around $20,000. With the US Public Service Academy, graduates would be able to pursue a career in their interests of public service without having to worry about paying off their debts. Debt is a dead weight on students who have dedicated four years to becoming educated and earning a degree. Why not allow those same students the ability to serve our country without the fear of financial retribution? They’d be able to excel in two primary categories of student development – competence and character — without the extra weight. They would then pay off that tuition by dedicating five years of commitment to public service, at a local, state, or national level. Students at the US Public Service Academy would be liberated of tuition and be given an opportunity to become a future leader in public service.

After graduating from the USPSA, students will have a Bachelor of Arts of Bachelor of Science degree. If students want to continue onto graduate school, they’ll be given the opportunity to go each year in return for an extra two years of public service for each year added onto the 5 years already assigned to them. Overall, students will be able to get a top education while doing what they want to do – both during and after college. What could be better than that?