Their Mission: Stay In School While Serving in Combat.

The article reports on deployed soldiers who enroll in distance education programs, when the educational benefits offered by the military to active members and veterans became available since fall 2009. One of them is Sergeant Christopher Swisher who completed a course at Central Penn College while assigned in Afghanistan. Another example is that of Army Specialist Ryan Morrison who is taking an online course at Penn State University while stationed in Iraq. Harrisburg Community College gives its overseas students concessions to help them get a degree.