With the stress of yet another school year approaching, there are many different programs this year that want to help military families. If it is one thing we are good at, that is adjustment and change.

The Department of Defense has many ways for a military spouse to also enjoy the benefits of going to college for free or close to nothing. As spouses and dependents of our military it is important that you understand the benefits that we are entitled to and how to use them.

Veterans Upward Bound offers free catch up courses that allow veterans to brush up on the basic math and english skills that so many of us have forgotten over the years, improving their chances at testing well in college level placement tests.

When my husband deployed in 2008, I wanted to make sure that I filled the time with something that would pay off in the long run. I knew that I would be motivated to get my degree and it would make him proud that I was doing something so important while he was away.

Most veterans are not aware of all of the benefits they have earned. The Yellow Ribbon Program is a prime example of yet another under-used military benefit. The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a part of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.

One of the best benefits that military veterans receive is the opportunity to receive a college education after the military.
 
The transition from the military life to the college environment can be hard for many military veterans. Recently a new program has been created to help make the transition to campus life, at Cleveland State University [...]

Student Veterans of America (SVA) is a coalition of student veteran’s organizations on college campuses across the United States, and is one of the most rapidly growing grassroots veteran’s organizations in the United States today.  Since founding in January of 2008, SVA has grown to over 120 chapters in 36 states and the District of [...]

The economy was bad and the President knew it.  World War II was sending home soldiers who would be looking for non-existent jobs.  These were young men and they would be draining the poor economy while they were job-hunting.
 
Opportunities for education and home ownership were virtually non-existent at this time.  The key benefits of this [...]

It is well documented that most veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom who want to pursue a higher education will have a difficult if not nearly impossible challenge paying for all the costs associated with going to college.  The current GI Bill falls far short of providing the necessary funds [...]

Thursday, in an unprecedented show of bipartisan support, the Senate passed the 21st Century GI Bill with a vote of 75-22.  The new GI bill was riding such a big wave of momentum that several Senators changed their vote from No to Aye at the last minute.  The Senate vote of approval follows last weeks [...]