****
To view and download VA news release, please visit the following Internet
http://www.va.gov/opa/
* *
*Post-9/11 GI Bill Celebrates Fourth Anniversary*
*Nearly 1 Million **Veterans, Servicemembers and Families Benefit*
** **
WASHINGTON* *– Thursday, August 1, marks the fourth anniversary of the
Post-9/11 GI Bill. VA has issued approximately $30 billion in Post 9/11
GI-Bill benefit payments since its inception in August 2009 and helped
nearly 1 million Servicemembers, Veterans, and their families pursue their
education. ****GI-Bill benefit payments since its inception in August 2009 and helped
nearly 1 million Servicemembers, Veterans, and their families pursue their
** **
“The Post-9/11 GI Bill has helped many of our Nation’s Veterans pursue
their education and successfully transition to civilian life,” said
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “We’re proud that the
Department of Veterans Affairs can administer this important benefit that
makes such a big difference in the lives of nearly a million Veterans and
** **
The Post-9/11 GI Bill is the most extensive educational assistance program
since the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the
** **
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides comprehensive educational support through
tuition, books and housing allowance to people with at least 90 days of
total service after September 10, 2001, or people discharged with a
** **
Approved training under the Post-9/11 GI Bill includes graduate and
vocational and technical
training<http://www.gibill.va.
No comments:
Post a Comment