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...benefits to continue their education. Veterans Affairs officials say that number could reach 460,000 this fall. A Post-9/11 GI Bill passed by Congress and signed into law last year substantially increased the value of the education benefit available to veterans...
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CJOnline
http://www.cjonline.com/opinion/2009-07-18/editorial_gi_bill_enhanced
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...who are enrolled under the current GI Bill can switch to the new one, but those who have already exhausted their GI Bill benefits can't. That, says Eustache, the Art Institute student, is perhaps the biggest flaw -- some Iraq War veterans will have missed...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1141944.html
The latest information on the new Post 9/11 GI Bill, and where you can go to get your questions answered. Check out www.gibill.va.gov Listen in and ask your questions on the July 14 Bloggers Roundtable at www.defenselink.mil You can also call 1-888-GI Bill-1... And see more DoD videos at dodvclips.mil
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...535 Guard members are using that state program, said Maj. Renea Greenlee, education director for the Nevada Guard. Greenlee said she's received questions about the new GI bill but mostly about its transferability to spouses who are eligible for benefits. ...
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NevadaAppeal.com
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090713/NEWS/907129985/1070/rss
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...vice president of enrollment services for LeTourneau University. At Kilgore College, 108 veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill studied with the estimated 5,500 students there this spring, spokesman Chris Craddock said. The original Montgomery GI Bill's buying...
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Longview News-Journal
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/features/stories/2009/07/09/07092009_GI_Bill.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=5
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...of this benefit, it was noted, pales alongside the staggering cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And, since the new GI Bill was signed into law a year ago, recruitment has been increasing in all military services. That may be partly due to the flagging...
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The Daily News Online
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/07/08/editorial/doc4a53b9aae6a30355731105.txt
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...new GI Bill covers full in-state undergraduate tuition and fees at any public college. That's far more generous than the old GI Bill, which provides a monthly stipend that is the same from state to state. But Congress also wanted to help veterans attend often...
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Pensacola News Journal | PNJ.com
http://www.pnj.com/article/20090707/NEWS01/907070325/1001/RSS
Correspondent Ray Flores reviews the rules and regulations about to go into effect concerning the New GI Bill. See www1.va.gov for the Section 508 compliant version of this video.
The original GI Bill provided educational and housing benefits for The Greatest Generation of World War II Veterans. Correspondent Kim McIntyre reports. See www1.va.gov for the Section 508 compliant version of this video.
This Department of Veterans Affairs news package wants to help you answer these questions: What kind of education does the Post 9/11 GI Bill cover? What is an "institute of higher education?" Who might not be a good fit for the Post 9/11 GI Bill? Where can you find a comparison chart between the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the Montgomery GI Bill? How does the Spouse and Dependent Transfer option work? Make sure you check out part 1 of this series at: www.youtube.com For the most complete ...
This Department of Veterans Affairs news package wants to help you answer these questions: Who is eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill? What about ROTC Cadets, Service Academy Graduates or those who joined under loan repayment? What are the 3 benefits of the new GI Bill? How does the Yellow Ribbon Program work? If you have any questions that are not answered in this guide check out our Post 9/11 GI Bill Guide part 2 at: www.youtube.com For the most complete information go to the Department of ...
On June 6, Rep. Mitchell held a GI Bill Informational Workshop with an Education Benefits Expert from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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...to provide support to students who might be returning to school for the first time in years or transitioning from the battlefield to the classroom. FOR MORE: The Veterans Affairs GI Bill Web site has lots of information. It can be found at: gibill.va.gov/...
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Daytona Beach News-Journal
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD01061009.htm
SDSU Live interviewed US Congressman Bob Filner (D-California) about the 21st Century GI Bill, which aims to increase access to higher education for veterans and members of our armed forces.
Highlights of Rep. Mitchell's remarks to veterans at his GI Bill Informational Workshops, June 6 2009
Information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill that will be implemented on August 1, 2009. For the Section 508 compliant version of this video, please see www.va.gov
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...they might be costing themselves money. Many current service members and veterans are eligible for both the Post-9/11 GI Bill and its forerunner, the Montgomery GI Bill. Applying for the Post-9/11 GI Bill is an irrevocable decision to use the new benefits...
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Air Force Times
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/05/military_gibill_applications_050109w/
Information about the new GI Bill available to veterans serving after 9/11. See more DoD videos at dodvclips.mil
Here is my video about the NEW GI bill (college money) that kicks into effect August 2009. For ALL the information on the GI Bill, follow this link: www.military.com Email this video to family and friends, even if they're not in the military...just spread the news! A lot of people don't know about it. Semper Fidelis, JimmyDShea United States Marine Corps
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...97 percent of servicemembers surveyed in August said they plan to take advantage of the new benefits provided in the Post-11 GI Bill, said Bill Carr, deputy undersecretary of defense for military personnel policy. "Enormous interest has been expressed in...
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Air Force Link
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123142917
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...2005 to January 2007. He received an Army Medal of Valor for his actions during a firefight. He wasn't eligible for the GI Bill benefits until his second year of school because he hadn't finished training. He now receives tuition with his National Guard payment...
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The Star-Press | Muncie, IN
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090319/NEWS01/903190326/1002/rss
On August 1st of this year, the Montgomery GI Bill will get an overhaul. See more DoD videos at dodvclips.mil
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...military, Carr said. The new bill represents the most comprehensive education package since the original World War II-era GI Bill, he said. Unlike the current GI Bill, it covers 100 percent - rather than 80 percent - of the cost of tuition, fees and books....
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Hinesville Coastal Courier
http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/12001/
The Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2008 greatly improved the benefit for those who've served since Sept. 11, 2001. The American Legion played a vital role, as it did when members of the organization drafted and passed the original GI Bill in 1944 The Post 9/11 benefit, which takes effect on Aug. 1, 2009, now joins the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty, the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve and the Reserve Educational Assistance Program.
The American Legion etched a permanent place in history in 1944. That year, Legionnaires ushered into law the Servicemens Readjustment Act better known as the GI Bill. Since then, millions of veterans have received free or discounted higher education benefits. So effective was the GI Bill, it is often credited for spurring more than 50 years of economic prosperity across the nation.
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alerts and updates, frequently asked questions, state-by-state benefits and online application opportunities. The site also includes information about The American Legion's historical and ongoing role in the evolution
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PR-Inside.com
http://www.pr-inside.com/legion-launches-new-gi-bill-web-r905852.htm
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Published: Saturday, October 25, 2008
The new post-Sept. 11 G.I. Bill, which on average will double the value of education benefits for eligible veterans, will be launched on schedule next August and begin making
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HeraldNet
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John McCain skipped a vote on the GI Bill to go to a fundraiser in San Diego. How is that Country First?
Gi Bill Of Rights Army Information Branch Army-Navy Screen Magazine #43: "a pictorial report from all fronts for the armed forces only." Produced by the Army Information Branch, Army Pictorial Services, Air Forces and the Navy Department. This installment of the series deals with the GI Bill of Rights (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) after World War II, with extensive voiceover narration about the history of the bill, with archival footage of soldiers returning home after World War I ...
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The head of a major veterans’ group says the White House and Congress should consider making major improvements in GI Bill education benefits as part of their planned $150 billion economic stimulus package.
“A new GI Bill would stimulate the U.S.
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Military Times
http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2008/01/military_gibill_stimulus_080128w/
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Efforts in Congress to improve GI Bill educational benefits took two leaps forward Thursday, although the price may be a delay for the payment of any increases approved by lawmakers.
The first step forward came when the Senate Veterans’ Affairs
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Military Times
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http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2008/04/military_gibill_improvements_041108w/
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DoD: New law offers fewer options, no cash for vocational training
Recruits are being advised to continue signing up for the old GI Bill while details are being worked out about what types of education are covered under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program
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Military Times
http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2008/09/marine_gibill_090908w/
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In the congressional debate over how to improve the GI Bill, the question of whether to let service members share their education benefits with their families has reached a flash point.
Many troops want that flexibility, which is already being offered
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Military Times
http://www.militarytimes.com/community/opinion/navy_editorial_gibill_060208/
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Education is the least the military can offer
Ask any politician if those who serve in America’s military are owed a debt of gratitude for their sacrifices and undoubtedly, they will say yes. But how can we best show this appreciation?
For many young
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Military Times
http://www.militarytimes.com/community/opinion/army_backtalk_gibill_072108/
During his town hall meeting at the Denver Center for the Performing arts, John McCain gets testy with a vet when questioned on his lack of support for Jim Webb's GI Bill and other bills that he's voted against which would support veterans. Gee I wonder why the media decided not to cover this today and show the crazy lady screaming about taxes instead?
Keith olbermann interviews Jim Webb. George Bush and John Mccain lie about supporting the GI bill -------------------------------------------- President Bush signed the new GI Bill into law. With that signature, college became affordable for the 1.7 million troops we sent to Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a promise we made to the veterans of World War II: that those who defend our country should be able to take advantage of America's opportunity. This legislation again fulfills that promise ...
Keith Olbermann and Sen. Jim Webb discuss the recent GI bill he sponsored and the hypocritical stance of President Bush and Sen. John McCain trying to take credit for it when they both tried to kill it.
Watch more political clips at www.theyoungturks.com.
I'm happy to tell you that we probably agreed to an increase in educational benefits for our veterans that not only gives them that gives them an increase in their educational benefits, but if they stay in for a certain amount of time than they can transfer those educational benefits to their spouses and or children. That's a very important aspect I think of incentivizing people of staying in the military.
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6/24/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- It has been heralded as one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the federal government, one that impacted the United States socially, economically and politically. But it almost never came
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Air Force Link
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The GI Bill is not a bill and not for the GIs.
IAVA's Legislative Director Patrick Campbell discusses the merits of S.22, which is supported by every major veterans organization, compared with the less generous benefits in a bill proposed by Senators Graham and Burr on the May 27th episode of "Campbell Brown".
John Mccain is attacking Barack Obama for not serving in the military. But John Mccain voted against the Jim Webb GI bill. Why does John Mccain hate the troops? -------------------------------------------- This Memorial Day let's honor our vets, our troops and the fallen with some truth-telling about service, the price of war ...mostly impacted working families. Before George Bush launched his unnecessary war-of-choice in Iraq gas was two dollars a gallon. It's four now, heading to five ...
May 22, 2008 C-SPAN
Today, three-quarters of the Senate voted to support a new GI Bill for the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Following the 256-166 victory in the House last week, the GI Bill has achieved almost unparalleled momentum. A number of Senators actually changed their NO votes to AYE, as it became clear that this vote was going to be a landslide: 75-22. These 75 Senators stood with Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel in favor of a new bipartisan GI Bill that actually covers the cost of ...
John Mccain voted against the Veterans' GI bill sponsored by Jim Webb. Why does John Mccain hate our troops? --------------------------------------- Today, three-quarters of the Senate voted to support a new GI Bill for the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Following the 256-166 victory in the House last week, the GI Bill has achieved almost unparalleled momentum. A number of Senators actually changed their NO votes to AYE, as it became clear that this vote was going to be a ...
Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Jane Kidd and candidate for US House of Representatives Bill Gillespie call on Republican John McCain to stand up for veterans by supporting the 21st Century GI Bill of Rights, introduced in the US Senate by Democrat Jim Webb (D-Va.) The 21st Century GI Bill, if passed, would continue the legacy of the GI Bill by helping returning veterans obtain higher education in preparation for success in the private sector.
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The US Senate considers upgrades to the federal GI bill to keep up with the rising cost of education, and the amount of veterans.
The original G.I. Bill, introduced in 1944, covered the cost of a higher education and a living allowance for veterans of
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Wisconsin Radio Network
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http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=0E30A339-F8AC-7ADB-021397CEBF8BF031
VoteVets.org's veterans implore Senator John Cornyn to vote for the bi-partisan Webb-Hagel 21st Century GI Bill. www.votevets.org
VoteVets.org's veterans implore Senator McCain to support our troops and veterans, by voting for the bi-partisan Webb-Hagel GI Bill.
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