United States Armed Forces Institute

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] From May to September 1945, more than 93,000 students were enrolled in free USAFI classes in the European Theater of Operations.[4]

The headquarters of the USAFI was in Madison, Wisconsin, at 102 North Hamilton Street.[5][6]

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References

  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.
  2. ^ Little, Roger William (1969). Selective service and American society, 1922–2005. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. p. 170. ISBN 9781610446648. OCLC 907642602.
  3. ^ "Exams Program Guide" (PDF). DANTES. 2014. p. 34.
  4. ^ Ziemke, Earl F. (1975). The US Army in the Occupation of Germany, 1944-1946. Washington DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. p. 330. LCCN 75-619027. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13.
  5. ^ Palmer, Miles R. (1955). "The United States Armed Forces Institute". Public Administration Review. 15 (4): 272–274. doi:10.2307/972982. JSTOR 972982.
  6. ^ "United States Armed Forces Institute | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-29.


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