11.11.09 | Ask Admissions Girl: What is the Post-9/11 GI Bill?
Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to everyone who has served and is serving our country in the United Stated Armed Forces. Today we are talking about what is being done to make the transition from active service to college easier for veterans. Recently there has been a lot of talk about the new Post-9/11 GI Bill. This bill, which was signed last year, provides veterans who served on or after September 11th 2001 with financial aid for education and housing.
This bill is the largest veterans benefit bill since World War II and since it went into effect in August it has achieved a high level of popularity. A overwhelming 275,000 veterans have applied for education benefits so far. Although this number has been hard for the Department of Veterans Affairs to keep up with many schools are being lenient with when payments come in and the problems are expected to work themselves out with time.
Many young veterans returning from tours of duty have a lot more to deal with than the average undergraduate student. Many times these people already have families to support which makes obtaining an education extremely difficult. The hope is that this bill will make education more accessible to more veterans and that if will ease any doubt that they may have about returning to school.
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Veterans must be treated with love and special care becasue they fought to save our nation.
November 11th, 2009 | #
I personally think that our veterans deserve the best due to the fact that they had risked their lives to protect our country ,and out of their own free will. Unless of drafts of course but so far that has not happened sience Vietnam I think. But the nation itself should really watch what they owe Im more concerned about the fact that all that money did not came out of the U.S citizens pockets alone. The troops do deserve the very best benifits we as a country can provide to them.
November 11th, 2009 | #
I appreciate all the veterans that served this country, my grandfather served this country as well and i will always remember this wonderful day.
November 12th, 2009 | #
WEll Desereved!
November 12th, 2009 | #
i have two brother’s that are veteran’s and when they come around they get served meals at my mother home.very special treatment. they say they can do but we try not to let them do anything.
November 12th, 2009 | #
I appricate everyone that served in the veterans day!
November 12th, 2009 | #
veterans are an important part of where our nation is today. I appreciate their courage and am eternally gratefull to the sacrafices they have made.
November 12th, 2009 | #
talk about time delay, i have been waiting for 3 months, and still no money, so you can see they are having a hard time getting to payments processed.
November 12th, 2009 | #
I also agree that veterans deserve to have a special day in recognition of their hard work. They are the one who define freedom in the United States. Without these extroidinary people, we would not be half the nation that we are today.
November 12th, 2009 | #
i apprecitae everything that they did that severd for this country i am sad for the people that we lost
November 13th, 2009 | #
Thank you to all the military personel that so graciously serve the United States of America. My grandfather and great grandfather both served in the Army.
November 13th, 2009 | #
We should be thankful for those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom. We should also remember those who have survived and the ones that are still serving today.
November 13th, 2009 | #
People should honor and respect all veterans.
November 13th, 2009 | #
Thank you veternas for helping us!
November 14th, 2009 | #
Thanks to all the military personel. We have to respect what they do for us to live in our safe country.
November 14th, 2009 | #
They’re always someone important to our country!
November 15th, 2009 | #
This article was very appropriate for what I have been dealing with lately
November 15th, 2009 | #
I think it is wonderful that these people are offered money for their education. I wish opportunities like this were offered to everyone.
November 15th, 2009 | #
I thank all the military who served or serving our country My granddad is a veteran
November 15th, 2009 | #
This is a bill the veterans deserve and hopefully there will be more benefits for those who have served our country
November 16th, 2009 | #
The veterans are very appreciated and they should be honored with up most respect!!
November 16th, 2009 | #
the veterans are very much appreciated and they deserve the up most respect!!
November 16th, 2009 | #
the veterans deserve all the respect for serving our country …i salute you all and thank you very much
November 16th, 2009 | #
That’s awesome!
November 16th, 2009 | #
i agree the veterans deserves all the respect for serving our country and putting their lives on the line for us.
November 17th, 2009 | #
Cool Thanks!
November 17th, 2009 | #