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Transfering Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits to Dependents
Posted on Jul 23, 2009.
The Post 9/11 GI Bill allows active duty members to transfer benefits to their dependents as part of a military retention program. The rules surrounding transfer to dependents is simple, normally: the active duty member must have been serving for a minimum of six years and agree to serve an additional four years. The dependent, child or spouse, may use the Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits the same way the active duty member would.
Things are more complicated than they seem, however. Due to military members that were scheduled for retirement and could not offer an additional four years of service, several additives were made to the family transfer program to assure these members would still be given the benefits of Post 9/11 GI Bill family transferability.
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7 Points of Interest on the VA’s Post 9/11 GI Bill Site
Posted on Jul 21, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website has improved in the past month for the Post 9/11 GI Bill page. In addition to offering a vast amount of information concerning the Post 9/11 GI Bill, information about other educational benefit programs are included to help compare the benefits a military personnel should apply for. Several benefits are a “one or the other” package, such as selecting between the Post 9/11 GI Bill or the MGIB, so it is important to invest in this research before making a final decision on education benefits.
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Veterans Benefits GI Bill Blog Seeking Personal Stories on Transferability
Posted on Jul 14, 2009.
Several readers have expressed concern about their application for family transferability for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. The U.S. Department of Defense has received an overwhelming amount of applications pertaining to the transferability option of the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
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The Post 9/11 GI Bill and the FAFSA
Posted on Jul 13, 2009.
The Post 9/11 GI Bill offers lucrative financial aid benefits to active duty, reserve, and veterans. These benefits are meant to scale with the rising costs of tuition and offer more than the predecessor, the Montgomery GI Bill.
This does not mean, however, that your financial aid should stop at your Post 9-11 GI Bill!
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Post 9/11 GI Bill has Facebook and YouTube
Posted on Jul 10, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has a Facebook dedicated to active duty, reserve, and veterans interested in the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Become a fan and get updates in your Facebook on the latest news concerning the new GI Bill and other military financial aid!
Also, the VA has an official YouTube channel available.
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