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nitpicker

(7,153 posts) Thu Dec 28, 2017, 05:18 AM Dec 2017

New in 2018: Forever GI Bill changes take effect

https://www.militarytimes.com/education-transition/education/2017/12/26/new-in-2018-forever-gi-bill-changes-take-effect/

New in 2018: ‘Forever GI Bill’ changes take effect

By: Natalie Gross  1 day ago

The new Forever GI Bill signed into law by President Trump earlier this year has multiple provisions that will roll out in 2018. Among them are changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill for Purple Heart recipients, reservists and dependents — all of which start in August.

Post-9/11 Purple Heart recipients will be eligible to receive 100 percent of GI Bill benefits regardless of how long they served. This includes coverage of tuition at a public school’s in-state rate for 36 months, and books and housing stipends. There will also be scholarship funds available on a first-come, first-serve basis for GI Bill users who need a fifth year of school to complete science, technology, engineering or math programs.

The Veterans Affairs Department will begin calculating housing stipends based on where a student takes the most classes — a change from current policy, which uses the ZIP code of a student’s school.
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I started using this benefit this last fall Victor_c3 Dec 2017 #1

Victor_c3

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1. I started using this benefit this last fall

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Sun Dec 31, 2017, 05:46 PM

Dec 2017

To anyone who has it, use it!

I earned a 4-year degree in chemistry back in 1998-2002. I left the Army in 2007, worked a couple of jobs, and became 100% disabled from PTSD in 2015. After two years of attending therapy and groups, I’ve decided to move on to something else with my life. I went back to college this last fall at a local community college and I love it!

I’m not sure if I’m ever going to go back to work full time, but college has done a lot for my self esteem and my psychiatric condition. I wake up and have something productive to do. I’m one of the older people in My. classes at 37, but not the oldest. The classes are interesting to me and the professors are great.

Regardless of how old you might be, use this benefit! You’ve earned it!

For what it’s worth, applying for the benny is as easy as sitting with an academic advisor at your college for 30 minutes. They do the work and in 30 days you get the benefit.

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