December 1st, 2011 | by freedom | published in Veteran Benefits
It isn’t only veterans who receive educational benefits for service to the military. Survivors and Dependents Assistance (DEA) is available for qualified dependents to help go to school or receive vocational training.
November 19th, 2011 | by IsaacFDavis | published in Veteran Benefits
The Continuing and Professional Development department at San Jacinto College in California is encouraging its current and prospective student veterans to take advantage of the benefits offered through the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
September 17th, 2010 | by JoshuaMPatton | published in Education
Once I separated from the military I discovered I was no longer eligible for the GI Bill. The rationalization being since reservists are only on-duty one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer, there is plenty of time for school. The current demands on the Reserve corps, including the activation of the Individual Ready Reserve, were somewhat at odds with this policy.
September 16th, 2010 | by Michael | published in Education
Last year, the Post 9/11 GI Bill was passed as a comprehensive education package extended to those who have served since September 11th, 2001. While politicians praise it as a remarkable success, and use it as a key campaign message, the benefit remains flawed.
March 5th, 2009 | by freedom | published in Education
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 [...]
September 23rd, 2008 | by freedom | published in Education
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 [...]
May 23rd, 2008 | by freedom | published in Education
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 [...]
