When the G.I. bill of rights was passed, many businessmen thought that the loosely drawn provisions for "on-the-job" training of veterans were wide open to abuse. Last week, the Veterans Administration sadly agreed that this had indeed proved true. Chief troubles of the earn-as-you-learn system were: 1) employers who looked on it as a subsidy; 2) veterans who thought it a gratuity.
All had gone well as long as the program stayed in low gear. But by the end of June the number of on-the-job trainees had jumped to 318,000, all drawing federal allowances (up to $90 monthly for veterans...
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