Which GI Bill Is Best for You?

The GI Bill is a sore subject with me. Nam Era vets had 10 years to use ours or we’d lose it. As with maybe other women vets, by the time all of my children were in school and I could go back to college, I had only one year left. I was told that I could ask for an extension, but that was denied. So I lost 9/10 of my GI Bill.
I earned this by serving my country. Yet nearly all of it was taken from me because I was a diligent mother who took total responsibility for raising her children. I think we are owed what we earned.
Vets and military personnel are so lucky today.

Myself and about 40k other veterans were unfortunate to fall under VEAP. This was a filler between Vietnam era GI Bill and the Montgomery GI Bill. The catch 22 was if you don’t convert during your first year to
Montgomery, even though this was announced after the period had lapsed, you lost everything. They changed the rules and we were left out. 20 active duty years including combat time and zero educational benefits to show for it. No concern in congress to take care of us veterans like their is for todays veterans. The benefits today are life changing for not just the vet but the family as well. This would have been huge for myself and family. Texas tried to pick up the slack for us VEAP vets but offered tuition for the vet only, no other stipends and no family.

Just finished my Master’s Degree last month, thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Forever grateful. Thank you!!

@ Veterans Affairs(VA): Thank you for posting this; from a Veteran.

I was able to complete a Masters degree form the University of Washington. The Post 9/11 is a great benefit which provided financial stability into my household while I completed my degree. I am a married father of two. Great experience and resource!

I went and got a B.S. in Engineering from my benefits from the G.I. bill from the Vietnam period.

I used Post 9/11 Chapter 33 to pay for two certification boot camps at Training Camp and two passing certification tests. Positive experience!

When I joined the Navy in 1984, VEAP was the current GI Bill. Frankly, it was an insult to those of us who served at the time. Fortunately, I was on active duty for 9/11 and qualified for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which was light-years beyond VEAP (invest $2,100 and get $8,100 in education benefits). Because I retired before August 2009, I was unable to gift my GI Bill to my family, so I used it to complete my doctorate. The Post-9/11 GI Bill paid 100% of the cost of tuition and books plus a stipend to boot. Essentially, my doctorate did not cost me a penny out of pocket. Whoever crafted and passed the Post-9/11 GI has my deepest thanks and I hope those who served and serve during its era take advantage of this amazing benefit.

I was a Naval Medical Officer. After discharge I used the G.I. Bill to go back to medical training to sub-specialize.

I'm a little confused on the BAH when it comes to receiving it as an online student. Does anyone else think it's discriminatory for online students to recieve only a partial compared to those who are a resident at the school? I pay bills, own a home and am 100% completely on my own. A residential student typically has packages built into their school program such as food cost, etc. Through several questions asked to the VA, they refuse to actually answer the question. All they do is provide me with the CFR and tell me to figure it out myself. They were gracious enough to send me what each category is paid (studying overseas, residential pay, online school pay), but they simply refuse to tell me the actual justification. If anybody knows, please send it on. I plan on putting together a complaint to both the VA and to Congress asking them why online students are singled out. Thanks.