By Debbie Gregory. It looks like big changes may be on the horizon for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. The “forever” GI Bill, officially titled the “Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017″ looks to be a broad, permanent bill of rights for student veterans and their families. And it has a pretty […]
By Debbie Gregory. While the Post-9/11 GI Bill offers a very generous post-service education benefit, a special provision of the program allows career service members the opportunity to share their education benefits with immediate family members. The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the only one which allows transferring education benefits. Now that the Post 9/11 […]
By Debbie Gregory. Adam Behrendt is on a mission. The former U.S. Navy corpsman who enrolled as a transfer student at Stanford University is trying to persuade the university to change some of their policies to make the school more veteran friendly. Behrendt enlisted in the Navy in 2007, after several years at the University […]
By Debbie Gregory. Last month, thirty-five veteran groups banded together and stalled a congressional hearing. The groups were in the U.S. Capital to weigh in on changes to the Post 9/11 GI Bill. They want change and to close some loopholes. While they agree on more than they disagree on, the area of disagreement concerns whether […]
By Debbie Gregory. An estimated 70,000 veterans who have served in the War on Terror have enrolled into the California Community College system. Many of them face difficulties adjusting to civilian life after serving in the military, and receive support through Veteran Resource Centers (VRCs) located on California’s Community College (CCC) campuses. The California State […]
By Debbie Gregory. Student veterans face challenges that their civilian counterparts don’t; they are usually older than civilian students and in many cases, they are juggling college with families, jobs and service-related disabilities. Student veterans believe that their discipline, maturity and drive aid them if facing their many challenges. But on the flip side, many […]
By Debbie Gregory. Thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, an increasing number of U.S. military veterans are completing degrees overseas at global universities. Part of the draw is the cheaper tuition, thanks in part to the favorable exchange rate. The VA’s list of approved international colleges now includes around 1,800 universities or training schools in […]
St. Bonaventure University (SBU) has long valued military veterans as an integral part of their campus community. Their new Student Veterans Center is staffed by two full-time employees, one full- time director, one full-time assistant director, and a half-time VISTA worker dedicated solely to the needs of veterans and their dependents as they transition from military to academic life. In […]
By Debbie Gregory. More than $1 billion in Post 9/11 GI Bill veteran education benefits were lost by veterans when for-profit Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institutes closed their doors. Since fiscal year 2013, veteran education benefits were being used by some 9,000 veterans pursuing their education at a school that has since shut down, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Using TA for technical credentials is one of five ideas that will go to the secretary of defense as part of the family council’s yearly recommendations for improving the lives of military families. The idea would have to go through a number of steps in any approval process. A DoD family council […]
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