Post-9/11 GI Bill Celebrates Fourth Anniversary Nearly 1 Million Veterans, Servicemembers and Families Benefit Thursday, August 1, is the fourth anniversary of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. VA has issued about $30 billion in Post 9/11 GI-Bill benefit payments since its inception in August 2009 and helped nearly 1 million Servicemembers, Veterans, and their families pursue their education. “The Post-9/11 GI Bill has helped many of our nation’s Veterans pursue their education and successfully transition to civilian life,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “We’re proud that the Department of Veterans Affairs can administer this important benefit that makes such a big difference in the lives of nearly a million Veterans and their families.” The Post-9/11 GI Bill is the most extensive educational assistance program since the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the GI Bill, was signed into law. The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides comprehensive educational support through tuition, books and housing allowance to people with at least 90 days of total service after September 10, 2001, or people discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. Approved training under the Post-9/11 GI Bill includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, vocational and technical training, on-the-job training, flight training, correspondence training, licensing and national testing programs, entrepreneurship training, and tutorial assistance. VA is now processing benefit payments for currently enrolled students in an average of seven days. VA is working with schools, community organizations and other partners to ensure beneficiaries have all the information they need to use their education benefits, including: • Education plans for all military and Veteran education beneficiaries; • A designated point of contact for academic and financial advice at each school; and • An end to fraudulent and aggressive recruiting techniques and misrepresentation. This summer, VA is launching new tools to help beneficiaries learn more about their vocational aptitudes and select an education institution. • The ‘Factors to Consider When Choosing a School’ guide offers future students steps to take when researching, choosing, and attending a school. • CareerScope® is a free, new tool featured on gibill.va.gov that measures a student’s aptitude and interests through a self-administered online test, identifying potential career paths. • The new GI Bill® Comparison Tool allows students to research and compare schools, including key indicators like average student loan debt and graduation rates. For more information on the Post-9/11 GI Bill and other Veteran education programs, visit gibill.va.gov.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:05:57 +0000
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