Expert: John L - 11/8/2008

Question
bout 5 moths ago i received a diploma from an online school. I was told prior to this by a Nation Gaurd and Army recruiter that this was an accepted Diploma. A couple of days ago i went in and talked to a recruiter, took him my diploma and he said "sorry" i cant help you at all. He told me the diploma i had was no longer accepted by the military. He said that the last recruiting cycle it was an accepted diploma, but as of October 1, 08 it is no longer accepted therefor invalid. My question is how could it be considered invalid when i received my diploma in june, 08 when the military was accepting it as valid, does it really all of the sudden become invalid because maybe for the next year that school couldnt get accredidation.              What i got out of their answer was basically, ex: if someone received their diploma in 2002 from an accredited school and in 2004 that scool was denied accredidation for the following year. How does a diploma from prior years/months become unexcepted or invalid.
If their is any advice on how to figure out this situation or who i can talk to about it, please let me know.
Thank You.

Answer
Your recruiter is misinformed, as long as the school was acredited when you recieved it, it is good.  Go to a different recruiter and see what he says.

In fact, in the guard, we recieved no changes in 2 years on the type of diplomas that can be taken, so I have no idea what he is talking about.