By Debbie Gregory. Every year, approximately 200,000 service members separate from the U.S. armed forces. The majority of these Veterans take advantage of their VA education benefits, commonly referred to as GI Bills. For decades, Veterans seeking to cash in on their hard-earned college tuitions have been forced to blaze their own path through the […]
By Debbie Gregory. As the Post-9/11 GI Bill advances to its five year mark this summer, we are seeing more and more Veterans completing their Bachelor’s degrees and undergraduate studies and considering moving on towards advanced degrees. Among of the most popular pursuits for Veterans, pursuing graduate level academics are Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) […]
By Debbie Gregory. Currently, over a million Veteran students are using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to complete their academic goals and prepare for successful careers. Thousands of Veterans are also currently using other Veteran education benefits. Most Veterans have no issues applying for, obtaining, and using their VA education benefits. But there are thousands of […]
By Debbie Gregory. On March 24, 2014, the Student Veterans of America (SVA) released the first wave of their findings from the Million Records Project. The project is an SVA initiative designed to gain a better understanding of Veteran and other non-traditional college students. Approximately 1 million college records were reviewed for the study. The […]
By Debbie Gregory. Veteran students who are using their education benefits to earn degrees often voice ways to improve the system. After all, who better to make recommendations than Veterans themselves, who see firsthand where confusions and obstacles lie within Veteran education? The best educational institutions for Veterans are the ones that listen to Veterans, […]
By Military Connection Staff Writer Joe Silva. Education is the key to success in any field. Currently, there are numerous military officers and civilian government employees who are preparing to take the next step needed to change their world. But fitting advanced educational programs into working specialists’ schedules can be difficult. Potential professional leaders should […]
By Debbie Gregory. The benefits of a college education and degree can’t always be measured in dollars and cents. The cost of a college education can easily be tracked, and has been for decades, by parents of college-bound students. Many colleges and universities charge a hefty sum for a semester’s tuition. And the cost of […]
By Debbie Gregory. On December 4th, the Army issued a formal statement, announcing the much anticipated changes to their Tuition Assistance (TA) program that will affect all Soldiers in the active and Reserve components. The statement announced that there will be new restrictions and limitations put in place for Army TA, beginning January 1st, 2014. […]
By Military Connection Staff Writer Joe Silva. Currently, there are tens of thousands of Veterans reporting for duty at college campuses. With the simultaneous phasing down of two campaigns, and the best Veteran education benefits that the country has ever seen, approximately a million more Veterans are expected to be enrolling in college and university […]
By Debbie Gregory. One of the biggest incentives that American men & women have for voluntarily enlisting into the military during a time of war is the education benefit. Military and Veteran education benefits have made it possible for approximately one million Military, Veteran and dependent students to attend college over the past four years. […]
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