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Preparing Your Post 9/11 GI Bill for Spring 2010
Posted on Nov 24, 2009.
Spring 2010 is just around the corner! Need help with your Post 9/11 GI Bill? The best first step–and one you’re probably following if you’re here–is trying to keep up with the latest Post 9/11 GI Bill news from November forward. By staying up-to-date, you’re sure to remain informed on how your veterans educational benefits are working for you in Spring 2010.
Veterans Benefits GI Bill has followed the VA website changes, emergency funds, and other last-minute fixes to the new GI Bill conundrum for the past several months. Some of the news, unfortunately, has been bad news–like banks turning military members with emergency checks away, or at best, telling them to delay–but then there’s also the promise if a better semester coming this Spring thanks to the automated system being built for the VA’s website. No more applications-in-the-slush-pile, waiting to be done by hand!
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Military Members Study Online
Posted on Nov 20, 2009.
Active duty and reserve members commonly rely on online education to pursue their higher education goals. With deployment into an international environment an everyday reality or an impending future, online degree programs enable military students to work towards a Bachelor Degree or Master Degree program without the fear of abruptly interrupting their education.
What better place to pursue an online education than a reputable, military-friendly school like Hawai’i Pacific University or Saint Leo University? These military-friendly schools have programs specifically tailored for military students and additional military-friendly services, such as: the ability to transfer a certain amount of experience into academic units; financial aid representatives that can aid in the confusing Post 9/11 GI Bill process; and classes held on military bases for students looking for a hybrid learning (online and campus-based) experience.
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Legislation May Extend GI Bill to National Guard
Posted on Nov 18, 2009.
Think the government’s turned its back on the Post 9/11 GI Bill? That the new GI Bill’s been left to fend for the wolves? Think again! While there are still several military members that are [quite unbelievably] waiting for their Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, there are members that are pushing to refine the new GI Bill and make it more attractive for the military members of future semesters. And here’s one of them.
New bipartisan legislation was introduced on September 10 that would push 30,000+ National Guard members into Post 9/11 GI Bill qualification status. This legislation is thanked to Iowa representative Dave Loebsack and includes National Guard members that are called to active duty in order to support our homeland security.
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Department of Veteran Affairs Site Update
Posted on Nov 12, 2009.
For active duty, reserve, and veteran college students (and military spouses and dependents) that are either trying to get their Fall 2009 semester Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, or look into the upcoming Spring 2010 semester’s Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, I have some good news: the U.S. Department of Veteran Affair’s website’s updated. It [...]
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Military Spouse Benefits at HPU
Posted on Nov 03, 2009.
With all the hustle and bustle about family transferability in the Post 9/11 GI Bill program and military members wanting to offer their benefits to their spouses, I thought I’d share a military spouse benefit program at a college located in the United States, but on the far reaches of our country where global studies really shine: Hawai’i Pacific University. This scholarship is available only to those that do not receive other benefits, such as the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
Hawai’i Pacific University‘s Military Spouse Benefits Scholarship Program covers 25% of the educational expenses of all the HPU MCP (Military Campus Program) undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is available to non-active duty spouses of active duty military (and Coast Guard, and members of the Reserve / National Guard). The active duty/military member must fulfill the following requirements for the spouse to qualify…