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New GI Bill Tuition Caps for the 2013 -2014
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One of the features of the Post-9/11GI Bill is that the Department of Veterans Affairs pays your tuition and fees directly to the school. This payment rate for public colleges and universities is set at 100% of the in-state tuition rate. This means that if you are attending a public college or university you can get up to 100% coverage of your tuition and fees. The actual amount you receive is determined by the number of months you served... more
Find Your New GI Bill Tuition and Fee Rate
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Unlike the Montgomery GI Bill, the Post-9/11GI Bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay your tuition and fees directly to the school. Recent changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill mqake it much easier to determine how much of your tuition and fees will be paid. Since August of 2011 the following new rules apply to how college tuition and fee payments are determined: Pays all public school in-state tuition and fees; Privat... more
The GI Bill Can Pay for On-the-Job Training
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If you are a veteran or currently in the guard or reserve, the On-The-Job Training (OJT) Program offers you an alternative way to use your VA (GI Bill) education and training benefits. The following is a summary of these GI Bill alternatives. When you are trained for a new job, you can receive monthly training benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in addition to your regular salary. This means that if you are using the Montgo... more
GI Bill Transferability
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Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability 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 beneftis. Allowing career service members to transfer their GI Bill benefits to family members has long b... more
Learn to Use Your GI Bill Benefits
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The term GI Bill refers to any Department of Veterans Affairs education benefit earned by members of Active Duty, Selected Reserve and National Guard Armed Forces and their families. The benefit is designed to help servicemembers and eligible veterans cover the costs associated with getting an education or training. The GI Bill has several programs and each is administrated differently -- depending on a person's eligibility and duty status. G... more
