Some returning vets find current GI Bill 'inadequate'

Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......to buy into the Montgomery GI Bill benefits, which he now finds inadequate...Pennsylvania. "The Montgomery GI bill benefits are the same for every branch...the GI Bill fund. Although the GI Bill benefits have been updated in the last...

GI Bill Improvements Recommended by American Legion

U.S. Newswire;  May 11, 2000 ;     331 words ......seeking job certification to apply GI Bill benefits to testing costs; and -- Giving...their date of discharge to use GI Bill benefits. "Members of the Class of 1950...veterans, many of whom considered GI Bill benefits before taking an oath to fight...

New GI Bill may boost benefits

University Wire;  March 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ......would receive the same benefit. GI Bill benefits saw some rise in value following...of a college education. The GI Bill benefits max out at about $39,600 for...machinist and welder, and is using GI Bill benefits. Whitacre said the GI Bill is...

Student veterans hurt by GI Bill's shrinking buying power

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  May 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the maximum $1,075 in monthly GI Bill benefits, he will be saddled with $50...the purchasing power of the GI Bill benefits has eroded over the years. To...and received $374 per month in GI Bill benefits. He attended Bismarck Junior...

GI Bill Needs 21st Century Upgrades

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  April 1, 2006 ;     486 words ...SERVICE VFW's goal of improving GI Bill benefits received some help in February...Partnership's objectives is to upgrade GI Bill benefits for Guard and Reserve members...active-duty rate. Tier Two: Montgomery GI Bill benefits for direct entry (non-prior...

Welfare Critics Should Look At the GI Bill

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 26, 1994 ;     539 words ......ever devised: the GI Bill. I irritate the...they "earned" their GI Bill largess that enabled...to "earn" their GI Bill benefits never fired a shot...of Minnesota. The GI Bill made these things...Thanks to the GI bill, his sons, other...America. ...

Veteran makes case for GI Bill reform

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  May 20, 2008 ;     531 words ......is fighting for a new GI Bill. The 25-year-old veteran...support through the existing GI Bill helped pave the way for...to express support for GI Bill reform legislation passed...father made use of the GI Bill after serving in the Navy...udent's education costs. "The ...

GI Bill for Life

The Officer;  July 1, 2007 ;     593 words ......six decades, the GI Bill has been a cornerstone...military. But the GI Bill can do more. At...currently comes with GI Bill benefits. A simple program...advantage of the GI Bill within the time...introduced the Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act ...

MONTGOMERY GI BILL GOES UNUSED BY HALF WHO "BUY"

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  August 11, 2000 ;     310 words ......members eligible for Montgomery GI Bill benefits regularly do just that, according...members qualify for the Montgomery GI bill benefits by contributing a nonrefundable...other VA officials stressed GI bill benefits do not have to be paid back...

1-133RD GI BILL BENEFITS UPDATE: ARMY ERROR FIXED FOR ALL IOWA NATIONAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 18, 2008 ;     568 words ......error fixed and qualify for full GI Bill benefits. "I'm happy to hear that every...learned they didn't qualify for GI Bill benefits because an Army error in the...Army and currently qualify for GI Bill benefits. Furthermore, 74 of the Iowa...

American Legion Urges Closing of GI Bill Benefits Gap

U.S. Newswire;  October 5, 2006 ;     590 words ......terrorism, but their Montgomery GI Bill benefits are farther apart than ever...educational benefits." Montgomery GI Bill benefits for National Guard and Reserve...inequities and give oversight of all GI Bill benefits to the Department of Veterans...

GI Bill falling short of college tuition costs [Corrected 02/21/08] ;...

The Boston Globe;  February 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ......only to find that their GI Bill college benefits fall far...in combat." The original GI Bill provided full tuition...boost the payout of the GI Bill, to provide a true war...have so far resisted a new GI Bill out of fear that too many...Congress for upgrading GI ...

PENTAGON ENDORSES TRANSFER OF GI BILL BENEFITS TO SPOUSES, CHILDREN

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  May 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......II veterans also used their GI Bill benefits to buy houses with federally...servicemembers to receive Montgomery GI Bill benefits, but the Department of Veterans...s servicemembers enroll for GI Bill benefits, and slightly more than 70 percent...

Proposed budget would increase GI bill benefit

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  April 1, 1998 ;     395 words ......increase in the Montgomery GI Bill. VANs proposed 1999 budget...appropriation to upgrade the GI Bill. This would translate into...an increase in Montgomery GI Bill benefits," said Fred Juarbe, VFW...Administration's initiative to increase GI Bill benefits. ...

Military Update: GI Bill reformers hope this year 'sets table' for real...

Capital (Annapolis);  February 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Program (REAP) which enhanced GI Bill benefits to reservists activated for...budgeting responsibility for all GI Bill benefits under the VA, "I would consider...have been introduced to raise GI Bill benefits. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a freshman...