The Post-9/11 GI Bill and other Veterans Education Assistance Programs ( Military and Veteran Issues )

Publication series :Military and Veteran Issues

Author: Jacob L. Turner  

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781624173080

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781624173073

Subject: E19 military history

Keyword: 军事史,世界军事

Language: ENG

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The Post-9/11 GI Bill and other Veterans Education Assistance Programs

Chapter

Correspondence Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time

Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time in Programs of Education Not Leading to a Degree

Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less

Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program Payments

Tutorial Assistance

Licensing and Certification Test Fees

National Tests

Relocation and Travel Assistance

Advance Payments

Supplemental Assistance

Tuition Assistance “Top-Up” Program

Unused MGIB-AD Contributions

MGIB-AD Buy Up Program

MARINE GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHN DAVID FRY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

TRANSFERABILITY TO DEPENDENTS

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

RELATIONSHIP TO THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (VR&E)

PARTICIPATION AND COST

KEY ISSUES

Quality of Programs of Education

Participant Educational and Employment Outcomes

Counseling and Informational Services

Relationship to Department of Education Student Financial Aid Programs

Recovery of Overpayments

Benefits for Out-of-State Tuition and Fees

Transferability for Former Servicemembers

Benefits for Business Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs

End Notes

Chapter 2 THE POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2010, AS ENACTED

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

AMENDMENTS TO THE POST-9/11 GI BILL

Eligible Individuals

Title 32 Service Eligibility

Definition of Entry-Level and Skill Training

Covered Discharges or Releases

Service Obligation from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Benefit Availability and Duration

No Concurrent Receipt of Fry Scholarship and Transferred Benefits

Ineligibility for Compensation, DIC, and Pension and Fry Scholarship

No Concurrent Receipt of Transferred Benefits

Election of Fry Scholarship or DEA

Extension of Delimiting Dates for Primary Caregivers

Eligible Programs of Education

Benefit Payments

Annual Adjustment of the Monthly Housing Allowance

Degree-Seeking, Non-Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time

Tuition and Fees Benefit Amounts

Monthly Housing Allowance

Exclusive Distance Learning

Degree-Seeking, Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time

Tuition and Fees Benefit Amounts

Books and Supplies Stipend

Individuals Pursuing Apprenticeship or On-the-Job Training More than Half-Time

Flight Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time

Correspondence Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time

Non-Degree-Seeking Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time

Tuition and Fees Benefit Amounts

Monthly Housing Allowance

Books and Supplies Stipend

Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less

Licensing and Certification Tests

National Tests

Additional Educational Assistance for Critical Skills or Specialty

Transferability to Dependents

AMENDMENTS TO THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL-ACTIVE DUTY

AMENDMENTS TO THE SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

AMENDMENTS TO THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

ADMINISTRATION OF VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Ineligibility for Multiple GI Bills Based on Same Service

No Concurrent Receipt of National Call to Service Benefits

Approval of Courses

Reporting Fees

Elimination of Most Interval Payments

End Notes

APPENDIX. SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES MADE BY THE POST-9/11 VETERANSEDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2010

Chapter 3 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

HISTORY OF THE PROGRAMS

POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMM (POST-9/11 GI BILL)

Eligible Individuals

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments prior to the Improvements Act

Payments for Tuition and Fees, Housing, and Books and Supplies

Non-active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time

Active Duty Individuals

Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less

Yellow Ribbon Program Payments

Tutorial Assistance

Licensing and Certification Test Fees

Relocation and Travel Assistance

Additional Benefit Payments

Benefit Payments as Enacted by the Improvements Act

Payments for Tuition and Fees, Housing, and Books and Supplies

Degree-Seeking, Non-Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time

Degree-Seeking, Active Duty Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time

Individuals Pursuing Apprenticeship or On-the-Job Training More than Half-Time

Flight Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time

Correspondence Trainees Enrolled More than Half-Time

Non-Degree-Seeking Individuals Enrolled More than Half-Time

Individuals Enrolled Half-Time or Less

Yellow Ribbon Program Payments

Tutorial Assistance

Licensing and Certification Test Fees

National Tests

Relocation and Travel Assistance

Additional Benefit Payments

Benefit Availability and Duration

Yellow Ribbon Program

Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship Program

Transferability to Dependents

MONTGOMERY GI BILL (MGIB)

Montgomery GI Bill—Active Duty (MGIB-AD)

Eligible Individuals

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Benefit Availability and Duration

MGIB-AD Death Benefit

Transferability to Dependents

Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)

Eligible Individuals

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Benefit Availability and Duration

Transferability to Dependents

SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (DEA)

Eligible Individuals

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Benefit Availability and Duration

RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (REAP)

Eligible Individuals

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Benefit Availability and Duration

Transferability to Dependents

POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VEAP)

Eligible Individuals

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Benefit Availability and Duration of Use

SUMMARY AND COMPARISON OF PROGRAMS

Combinations of Program Benefits

Permanent Authorization of Programs

Veterans Counseling

Comparison of Educational Assistance Programs

RELATED DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAMS

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program (VR&E)

Veterans Work Study Program

PARTICIPATION AND COST

APPENDIX A. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE ORIGINAL GI BILL OF RIGHTS

Eligible Individuals

Benefit Availability and Duration of Use

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Lessons Learned

Participation and Costs

APPENDIX B. KOREAN CONFLICT GI BILL

Eligible Individuals

Benefit Availability and Duration of Use

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Participation and Cost

APPENDIX C. POST-KOREA AND VIETNAM ERA GI BILL

Eligible Individuals

Benefit Availability and Duration of Use

Eligible Programs of Education, Institutions, and Establishments

Benefit Payments

Predischarge Education Program

Training for the Educationally Disadvantaged

Work Study

Participation and Cost

APPENDIX D. VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM

End Notes

INDEX

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