By Debbie Gregory. As more and more active duty military transition back to civilian life, they face many obstacles. One of the most important obstacles to overcome are the financial ones. Most service members join the military directly after high school or college, often times without experiencing living on their own. When they’re in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Recently, IBM launched its new Veterans Employment initiative to help Veterans and military spouses through i2 Analyst’s Notebook software training. The i2 Analyst’s Notebook is software created by IBM that allows analysts to quickly collate, analyze and visualize data from disparate sources, while reducing the time required to discover key information in […]
Colleges and universities: be on the lookout…more than a million Veterans are flooding campuses nationwide. And even more Veterans are on the way. How can you prepare? According to the Student Veterans of America (SVA), more than 1.2 million Veterans have gone back to school using the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The SVA also claims that […]
By Debbie Gregory In today’s tight employment market, job seekers need to do all that they can to get a leg up on the competition. It used to be that getting a two or four year college degree would give most candidates the edge they needed to land sustainable employment. But with the ever-rising tuition […]
By Debbie Gregory Since its implementation in 2009, more than a million Veterans have utilized the Post-9/11 GI Bill. There are still hundreds of thousands of Veteran college students currently using their GI Bills and millions more current and future service members that will utilize their education benefits. With so many Veterans using their education […]
By Debbie Gregory The Post-9/11 GI Bill is the most comprehensive, most generous education benefit in history…period. However, that does not mean that the benefit is not without its flaws. Aside from a generous housing allowance (equivalent to E-5 with dependent BAH for the school’s zip code) it covers up to $1,000 per year […]
By Debbie Gregory After separating for the military, many Veterans find it hard to plan the next step in their career paths. There are so many career options and benefits available, many Veterans find it hard to make decisions on their own, and wind up spending months or even years at unfulfilling jobs before […]
By Debbie Gregory In 2012, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report found that members of the U.S. military had an unusually high level of difficulty paying off student loan debt. The results of the report led to an investigation of a number of companies, including the SLM Corporation. SLM was originally the Student Loan […]
By Debbie Gregory. The University of California (UC) system can boast over 200,000 students attending the combined 10 campuses across the state. The ten schools that make up the UC system are: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa […]
By Debbie Gregory. Due to a drop in Coast Guard tuition assistance (T.A.) usage during the past year, members of the U.S. Coast Guard can now take advantage of a limited time opportunity to utilize up to $4,500 in T.A. for the remainder of 2014. Tuition Assistance is a valuable tool offered by each branch […]
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