Highlights of an Entrepreneurial Education: Boots to Business Contributed by Alan Rohlfing (This is one of a series of posts relating to entrepreneurship. Check back weekly for observations on a variety of employment and self-employment topics.) For many of us, transitioning from the military to the next phase of our lives – going “back […]
GI Benefits In Limbo If you have been attempting to use your GI Benefits lately, you might already know what thousands of Veterans are finding out – your GI Benefits just aren’t coming. In a technological glitch and resulting nightmare, the VA is experiencing a huge backlog which started after President Trump’s signing of the […]
Errors in Housing Payments for Some GI Bill Students Contributed by Debbie Gregory Some 340,000 students using the education benefit of the GI Bill were shorted in their Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) in the month of August. The new version of the GI Bill states that the amount students receive for their housing allowance […]
Top 13 Colleges for Veterans Contributed by Debbie Gregory Members of the military transitioning back to civilian life face a bewildering array of colleges at which to use their hard-earned G.I. Bill benefits. What makes a college veteran-friendly? First of all, they must recognize and value of their veteran students. Veterans bring with them a […]
Tuition Assistance Boost for Army National Guard By Debbie Gregory Changes to the Army National Guard’s Tuition Assistance program (TAP) now allow Army Guard members immediate access to benefits after they complete basic and Advanced Individual Training (AIT).They will no longer have to meet a time in service benchmark before using the benefit for undergraduate […]
Working toward a degree while serving on active duty is much different than attending classes on a traditional campus, or even taking online classes from home. Before you take on the challenge of school and active duty, there are some key points to know that will increase your chances of success. Be Flexible As you […]
The GI Bill is one of the most amazing benefits offered to those who serve. By using this benefit, veterans can earn a degree or vocational certificate, get paid while in school, and jump-start their post-military lives. Touro University Worldwide (TUW) understands the importance of educating our country’s active military students and veterans who […]
In the past, graduation rates for veterans were significantly lower than those of traditional students. However, a major 2011 study by the Student Veterans of America revealed that the opposite was true. In fact, veterans are graduating at a rate close to that of more traditional students: an average 51.7 percent for veterans in comparison […]
By Debbie Gregory. Military veteran benefits such as the Montgomery GI Bill, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and now the Forever GI Bill, have enabled education for veterans by paying for expenses such as tuition, textbooks, and housing. With those obstacles out of the way, there are still some challenges for veterans that are transitioning from […]
By Debbie Gregory. While most people know that the GI Bill is administered and paid for through the Department of Veterans Affairs, what most people probably don’t know is that the Defense Department controls the transferability of the benefit. And the DoD is planning some changes to that transferability. The transferability option under the Post-9/11 […]
