McCain Opposed to Improved GI Benefits?

Published April 17, 2008 1:33pm ET



So says ABC News:

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, seemed to give a thumbs down to bipartisan legislation that would greatly expand educational benefits for members of the military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan under the GI Bill. McCain indicated he would offer some sort of alternative to the legislation to address concerns that expanding the GI Bill could lead more members of the military to get out of the service.

Fair enough. But the Army, the service that has struggled most with retention, is already on top of things

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