GI Bill & Other Education Benefits

NBC: Veterans haven’t received GI Bill benefits for months due to ongoing IT issues at VA

“I don’t see that there is an immediate fix, and I don’t see how this is going to be addressed in the spring or summer semesters,” said Tanya Ang, the policy and outreach director of [...]

Military Times: Many student veterans risk eviction for late GI Bill payments. So this city is stepping in.

Student veterans in New York City who are at risk of being evicted from their homes because of delayed GI Bill payments from Veterans Affairs are getting a little extra help from the city’s government. [...]

U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) Meets with Washington Student Veterans about Protecting the GI Bill and Student Veterans

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Military Times: 8 Tips to Help Vets Pick the Right College

Like military planning, “prior planning prevents piss poor performance.” And the more you know about your life’s missions — your allies, potential enemies and the college terrain — the better your results will be in [...]

Flight Training Caps Will Save GI Bill $504 Million Over 10 Years, But Will They Cost Pilots?

New legislation, establishing a maximum tuition and fee structure for all VA-funded flight programs, will save the GI Bill $504.4 million over the next ten years, according to estimates from the Veterans Administration. A number of veterans [...]

Congressional Research Service: The Post-9/11 GI Bill: A Primer

Military Times: Vets Could Be Hurt by Proposed $13 Billion Cut to Student Loan Relief

Veterans and other students defrauded by their schools would have a harder time getting their federal loans erased under new rules proposed by the Trump administration Wednesday. The proposal, which aims to replace a set [...]

Military Times: New GI Bill Transfer Restrictions: 7 Things You Need to Know

The Pentagon’s new rules on transferring GI Bill benefits to dependents, announced last week, have created a lot of concern and confusion among service members, veterans and military families. Will you still be able to transfer [...]

Toms River Patch: Man In $24M GI Bill Fraud Scam With Toms River Woman Get 5 Years

NEWARK, NJ – A Pennsylvania man who conspired with a former college assistant dean from Toms River in a scheme that stole more than $24 million from the Post 9/11 GI Bill was sentenced Monday [...]

Military Times: Why Aren’t More Vets Applying to Get GI Bill Restored?

Last year, about 8,000 veterans got a message in their inboxes telling them they may qualify for a new law that restores education benefits to GI Bill users whose schools have abruptly closed. Nine months later, Veterans [...]

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Shulkin’s Letter to Senator Carper regarding Data Sharing Agreement between ED and VA

The Hill: The Real Tax on Troops

A recent blog post by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) highlights an alarming trend as recruits join today’s All-Volunteer Force. According to CFPB, during last fiscal year, 70 percent of new recruits paid into the Department [...]