AFAIK, the military does not pay for college retroactively and Bates does not have an ROTC program. He could be referring to the Yellow Ribbon Program, which Bates does participate in, but it does not cover full tuition at Bates and is capped at $17,500 there. I’m really interested in knowing what the program is so we can pass the information on to others.
Not only is Conn College in the same town as the USCG Academy, it is literally right across the street. And Conn College’s athletic facilities are immediately adjacent to the Coast Guard Academy on the same side of the street. Point being is that taking advantage of the cross registration opportunities between the 2 colleges doesn’t involve any transportation issues. It’s really just like walking across campus anywhere else.