Edge of Eighteen, Part 1

What’s incentivizing 180,000 young Americans to risk their lives in active duty service every year? Will the Navy’s upcoming cuts to tuition assistance impact enlistment?  We’ll also explore a familiar phrase many 18 year-olds about to graduate hear: - “Do what you love.” But is it realistic for everyone, or are traditional, less risky jobs the better choice?  The Stream takes an in depth look at the unique challenges of a generation often inclined towards instant gratification.

GUESTS

Will Hubbard / @willhubbardsva /VP of Government Affairs at Student Veterans of America 

Denise Superville / @drsuperville / Reporter, Education Week

Rev. Janette Wilson / @RPCoalition / National Executive Director of PUSH Excel.

Thomas Gibbons-Neff / @Tmgneff / Former Marine 

Penelope Trunk / @penelopetrunk / Career Advisor 

Angela Lee / Dancer, University of Utah