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United States Armed Forces Institute

United States Armed Forces Institute

Education organization

The United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI) was an educational organization that was part of the United States Armed Forces. It was founded in April 1942, as the Army Institute.[1][2]

Between 1942 and 1974, the USAFI provided education opportunities which included the GED, general examinations at the college level and USAFI Courses to service members in the continental United States, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii and Japan.[3]

The headquarters of the USAFI was in Madison, Wisconsin, at 102 North Hamilton Street.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Espy, Herbert G. (January 1945). "The program of the United States Armed Forces Institute". Journal of Chemical Education. 22 (1): 26. Bibcode:1945JChEd..22...26E. doi:10.1021/ed022p26. ISSN 0021-9584.
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    Little, Roger William (1969). Selective service and American society, 1922–2005. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. p. 170. ISBN 9781610446648. OCLC 907642602.
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    "Exams Program Guide" (PDF). DANTES. 2014. p. 34.
  4. [4]
    Palmer, Miles R. (1955). "The United States Armed Forces Institute". Public Administration Review. 15 (4): 272–274. doi:10.2307/972982. JSTOR 972982.
  5. [5]
    "United States Armed Forces Institute | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-29.


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