In 2017, the non-profit group Veterans Education Success (VES) filed a complaint with the FTC regarding some of Victory Media’s specific business practices. VES noted that in 2015 more than 257 schools awarded Military Friendly® status were not approved by the Department of Defense for Tuition Assistance or voluntary military education programs. More disturbing was Victory Media’s practice of selling “lead generators,” veterans’ personal information to colleges for recruiting purposes without their knowledge or consent.
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