ï? · Exempt the existing education award from income tax or allow it to be used for other purposes
ï? · Explore possibilities within the Peace Corps to meet host country needs with volunteers who have not completed a college degree
ï? · Provide an expanded educational award for each year of national service completed
ï? · Explore models in higher education that seek to raise the profile and attractiveness of public service and prepare outstanding high school graduates for careers in public service
ï? · Give agencies better tools to recruit and hire interns or fellows and transition them to permanent positions
ï? · Establish a Public Service Corps program, like Reserve Officers' Training Corps, that would offer scholarships and specialized coursework to students at colleges throughout the nation in exchange for a commitment to work in civil service
ï? · Retain programs to forgive student loans for Americans who work in public service careers for at least a decade
ï? · Offer a new, optional federal benefits package to allow for greater flexibility in career progression
ï? · Use modern tools, such as relevant online writing and quantitative tests, to assess candidates
ï? · Test new approaches to hiring, classifying, and compensating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) personnel throughout the government
ï? · Establish a civilian reserve program for former federal cybersecurity employees, who could be called up to help agencies in an urgent situation
ï? · Establish a single, streamlined personnel system for health care professionals throughout the government"
Obvious solutions that would allow people to freely choose to do good in the world, such as making college free, making jobs pay a living wage, and requiring time off work are nowhere to be seen.
But everything being considered under the banner of "national service" is explicitly being considered for yet further increasing the already massive advertising and recruiting efforts to recruit for participation in wars:
"ï? · Formally ask all young Americans to consider military service
ï? · Invest in education for parents, teachers, and counselors on military service opportunities
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