GySgt Eric Herman 14063 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>the Post 911 GI Bill prevents vets from transferring there earned educational benefit.  This is unfair as many of them retired years before it became law. Allowing this does not cost one red cent.  If the ver has it and hands it to a child i\there is no cost.  this is why it should be changed.  2013-12-01T17:02:40-05:00 GySgt Eric Herman 14063

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>the Post 911 GI Bill prevents vets from transferring there earned educational benefit.  This is unfair as many of them retired years before it became law. Allowing this does not cost one red cent.  If the ver has it and hands it to a child i\there is no cost.  this is why it should be changed. 

2013-12-01T17:02:40-05:00 2013-12-01T17:02:40-05:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 14068

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>To be fair there is a cost as the value of the GI Bill goes up every year and the dependents are much more likely to use it and the government counts on many vets not using it.<br /><br />That said many retired troops would qualify to transfer their GI Bill and I think they should be able to but the transfer was used as a retention tool to keep people in past their last ADSO so as long as the retirees had enough time after 911 to quality for the transfer and not just the individual benefit they should be eligible to transfer

2013-12-01T17:35:07-05:00 2013-12-01T17:35:07-05:00 CPO Larry Francis 14437

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Either I am not clearly understanding your question, or there has been some recent change, because to my knowledge veterans are allowed to transfer 9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) benefits to their children (and spouse for that matter). Both my son and wife have used my benefits to go to school. I also know several others who have done the same thing.

2013-12-02T18:29:53-05:00 2013-12-02T18:29:53-05:00 GySgt Eric Herman 14443

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Either you are active duty or you transferred it before you retired. Because as it stands those of us who qualify but were already retired when it became law are prevented from transferring it.

2013-12-02T18:49:33-05:00 2013-12-02T18:49:33-05:00 SGM Matthew Quick 14457

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Gunny,<br><br>This appears to affect you personally and that's why you appear blinded by the misconception about it's cost and the reason behind the transfer in the first place.<br><br>This is a benefit YOU are entitled to, not your family members.  If service members want to transfer their earned benefit, the service member will have to obligate 4-more years of service.  The transfer was meant as a retention tool.<br><br>Unfair?  Are you not receiving a retirement check?  Now you want to come back and get more?  When does it end?  When do WE stop looking for additional handouts?<div><br></div><div>This is a great program for current service members...if VA were to open it to retirees, it may have to take away from current service members.  I hope that's not your intent.</div>

2013-12-02T19:21:43-05:00 2013-12-02T19:21:43-05:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 15191

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>By the time the 9/11 GI Bill came into effect, I had already been in for quite some time.  Being fulltime you are able to utilize other funds for your education.  So, when I was getting near retirement I decided to give both of my children each 50% of my G Bill benefits so that they could go to college and not have to work fulltime like I did before I was active.  With the costs of upper education sky-rocketing every year they would have graduated with student loans that they would be trying to pay off the rest of their lives.  I did not want that for my children, I was not able to help my children with any college funds - so my being able to transfer my benefits to help their education was quite special in my eyes.  They are able to concentrate on their studies without loosing time for that because of having to work.  They are getting good grades due to this and will be setup for a good future - which is what I always wanted for them.  I think it is my way of making up to them for all of the times I had to be away on deployments or work on days when they had special things going on that I could not be at. That's my two cents for this topic.  

2013-12-03T23:54:54-05:00 2013-12-03T23:54:54-05:00 SGM Private RallyPoint Member 15383

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Gunny Herman,<div><br></div><div>There was nothing in MSG Quick's remarks that was racially charged. I believe he was noteing a lack of personal accountability and responsibility that seems to be lacking these days. I personally take offense to your reference to race because you lack the ability to disagree with someones point of view in a civil approach.</div>

2013-12-04T12:30:30-05:00 2013-12-04T12:30:30-05:00 CPT Aaron Kletzing 15416

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>GySgt Herman, I am concerned by the way you are choosing to interact with other members of our network, who are being professional and thoughtful (not to mention very accurate) in their responses to your issue.  Making accusations of people who only disagree with you goes against the intent of this site and against our profession itself.  This will be your final warning regarding behavior.  If you have further questions about this, please contact me at [login to see] and we can sort it out there. Thank you.

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