By Debbie Gregory. The government has spent nearly $30 billion since 2009 to send Veterans to college. Officials know that nearly 1 million Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have used their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. But no one in the government corridors can tell you how many Veterans have actually graduated. Now, Veterans […]
By Debbie Gregory. Veteran students need to make use of their greatest asset when they return to school: the Post 9/11 (Chapter 33) GI Bill. This education benefit provides the largest investment in Veterans’ education that the nation has seen since World War II. The program will cover the entire cost of an undergraduate degree […]
President Obama announced a new initiative that will allow some U.S. service members to receive civilian credentials and licenses for skills they learn in the military. This effort is aimed at boosting employment among post-9/11 veterans. Service members obtain skills while serving and those skills should be transferable to the private sector. All too often, […]
Earlier this year, the President also announced a series of executive actions to help get veterans back to work. These initiatives include: Veteran Gold Card: Post-9/11 veterans can now download the Veteran Gold Card, which entitles them to enhanced services including six months of personalized case management, assessments and counseling, at the roughly 3,000 One-Stop […]
Attention Employers, Veterans make excellent employees. They are disciplined and have a work ethic second to none. Now Employers will gain tax credits up to $9,600 for Hiring Veterans in addition to it being the right thing to do. You will also find disciplined and viable employees in all occupational areas with a work ethic […]
Since the creation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, thousands of veterans have taken advantage of the government’s promise of tuition coverage for post-secondary schools. But veterans are not the only ones capitalizing on the government’s dime. In a recent congressional report stemming from an undercover investigation of 15 schools in the U.S., many college institutions […]
A remarkable feat for the U.S. military and veterans alike, eligible recipients of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits can now transfer those benefits to dependents. The Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) Program is a great leap for military families with children or spouses wanting to attend graduate school but lack proper funding to do so. The […]
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