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Vets Flock To Colleges ... But How Are They Doing?
Muskogee :: OK :: USA | 6 months ago
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In the corner, clocks tick off the time in Baghdad, Kabul, Tucson and in Muskogee, Okla...There are about a thousand people using GI Bill benefits at the University of Arizona. With no extra funding for the school itself, the university is paying for
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Colorado senator asks VA to stop late payments
Denver :: CO :: USA | 6 months ago
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The Veterans Affairs Department has been late in paying education benefits to scores of Colorado veterans, Sen. Michael Bennet said Tuesday, and he asked the department to find a remedy. Bennet, D-Colo., said 141 veterans have told him the VA has
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Post-9/11 G.I. Bill provides SouthCoast veterans with education, training, new careers
New Bedford :: MA :: USA | 6 months ago
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David Jones is getting a chance at a new career after serving 14 years with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, thanks to the post-9/11 G.I...Jones, 34, a recruiter in New Bedford and Fall River for eight years with the Guard, is now taking
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Haverhill WWII veteran shares memories of a long escape
Frankfurt :: Germany | 7 months ago
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For now, his story is told in a book he wrote four years ago called Code Burgundy The Long Escape . It is the basis for talks he now gives regularly at schools, colleges, and community organizations. I don't do this for myself, Katsaros said, after
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Post 9/11 GI Bill opens door to job-training opportunity for vets
Here’s some great news from the Department of Veterans Affairs: Thanks to the Post 9/11 GI Bill, over 440,000 vets and their eligible beneficiaries enrolled in educational programs. The first GI Bill was created during
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Military Options Improvements Made in GI Bill
San Diego :: TX :: USA | 8 months ago
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In fact, for more than 800,000 men and women now in U.S. colleges, several years in uniform before college have provided a few extra years of maturity and training, a steady paycheck and financial aid that can pay for much of their education...But
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Colleges cover any VA holdup on payments
Buffalo :: NY :: USA | 9 months ago
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Ohio officials asked college and university presidents yesterday to keep their military-veteran students enrolled while the federal Department of Veterans Affairs resolves a possible delay with GI Bill benefit payments. The fear is that the schools
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Lawmakers propose in-state college tuition rates for all honorably discharged veterans
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 9 months ago
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A Las Vegas assemblyman predicted Friday that Nevada would gain a more skilled workforce and boost revenue for colleges if it offered lower-cost in-state tuition to honorably discharged veterans from any state. Assemblyman Elliot Anderson said Friday
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Ohio officials ask universities, colleges to keep student military veterans enrolled amid VA payment problems
Columbus :: NM :: USA | 9 months ago
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A possible delay in GI Bill benefit payments has prompted Ohio officials to ask university and college presidents to keep their student military veterans enrolled as the federal Department of Veterans Affairs tries to resolve the problem. The worry
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V.A. wait times are long and growing
San Diego :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Department of Veterans Affairs for a war-related disability claim are waiting more than nine months on average for a decision, according to a review of VA data. The review by the Center for Investigative Reporting found that San Diego performs better
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