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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]

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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. ^ Palmer, Miles R. (1955). "The United States Armed Forces Institute". Public Administration Review. 15 (4): 272–274. doi: 10.2307/972982. JSTOR  972982.
  5. ^ "United States Armed Forces Institute | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-29.