Posted on Aug 18, 2020
VetXL: Back to School – live Q&A with VA and community partners. What are your questions?
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Join us on RallyPoint, August 27th from 3-4PM EST, for a live Q&A focusing on Back to School resources, GI Bill, learning options, and virtual tools. You can ask questions in writing now or during the live event. Please note that there is no audio or visual component to this Q&A event.
You can ask questions, on this page, to the following people:
LTC Tony Davis, Veterans Experience Office - Veterans, Family and Community Engagement
MCPO Eric Faulkner, Veterans Experience Office - Veterans, Family and Community Engagement
Charmain Bogue, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs - VBA Education Service
SGT Lauren Augustine, VP of Government Affairs - Student Veterans of America
CPL David Muir, SVP Veteran Staffing Network - Easterseals
LCDR Bill Ashton, Acting Division Director, Strategic Initiatives and Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison - Department of Agriculture
CPT Christine Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer - Service to School
Check out resources from Department of Education, Military Child Education Coalition, YMCA, and Cohen Veteran Network!
http://rly.pt/EdGov
Militarychild.org - https://rly.pt/2EsmUOR
YMCA - http://rly.pt/YMCA
http://rly.pt/MGHMilitaryFamilies
Veterans Experience Office-
https://rly.pt/VEO
To enable VA to be the leading customer service organization in government so that Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors Choose VA. VEO implements solutions based on Veteran-centered designs and industry best practices while aligning VA services with the secretary’s priorities. The Veterans, Family and Community Engagement Directorate supports Veterans through coordination and integration of local VA and non-VA services Veteran Friendly Communities Initiative working with the Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB) and leading federal advisory committees.
VBA Education Service-
http://rly.pt/EducationService
Administers VA's education programs that provide education and training benefits to eligible Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Service members, Veterans, and dependents.
Student Veterans of America-
http://rly.pt/SVA
Since 2008, Student Veterans of America has worked to inspire tomorrow’s leaders. With a community network of more than 1,500 on-campus chapters, SVA is committed to transforming the current skills and experience of student veterans. Every day, these dedicated chapter leaders work to ensure that yesterday’s warriors have the resources at hand to succeed in their academic journey and beyond.
USDA-
USDA wants to ensure that veterans looking to return home, or start a new career on a farm or in a rural community have the tools and opportunities you need to succeed.
USDA’s veterans website serves as a one-stop navigator for veterans looking to learn more about employment, education, and entrepreneurship on or beyond the farm.
Easterseals -
Easterseals makes profound, positive differences in the daily lives of people of all ages with disabilities, special needs, military backgrounds and their families. Easterseals Veteran Staffing Network (VSN) connects veterans and military spouses to employers using a veteran staffing agency model. We work with employers to fill temp-to perm, contract, and direct-hire positions.
Service to School-
Service to School (S2S) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free college and grad school application counseling to military veterans and servicemembers.
Our goal is to help veterans gain admission to the best college for them while empowering each veteran to make informed decisions about their education.
RallyPoint Answers and Discussion Conduct: https://rly.pt/33ySsg0
You can ask questions, on this page, to the following people:
LTC Tony Davis, Veterans Experience Office - Veterans, Family and Community Engagement
MCPO Eric Faulkner, Veterans Experience Office - Veterans, Family and Community Engagement
Charmain Bogue, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs - VBA Education Service
SGT Lauren Augustine, VP of Government Affairs - Student Veterans of America
CPL David Muir, SVP Veteran Staffing Network - Easterseals
LCDR Bill Ashton, Acting Division Director, Strategic Initiatives and Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison - Department of Agriculture
CPT Christine Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer - Service to School
Check out resources from Department of Education, Military Child Education Coalition, YMCA, and Cohen Veteran Network!
http://rly.pt/EdGov
Militarychild.org - https://rly.pt/2EsmUOR
YMCA - http://rly.pt/YMCA
http://rly.pt/MGHMilitaryFamilies
Veterans Experience Office-
https://rly.pt/VEO
To enable VA to be the leading customer service organization in government so that Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors Choose VA. VEO implements solutions based on Veteran-centered designs and industry best practices while aligning VA services with the secretary’s priorities. The Veterans, Family and Community Engagement Directorate supports Veterans through coordination and integration of local VA and non-VA services Veteran Friendly Communities Initiative working with the Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB) and leading federal advisory committees.
VBA Education Service-
http://rly.pt/EducationService
Administers VA's education programs that provide education and training benefits to eligible Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Service members, Veterans, and dependents.
Student Veterans of America-
http://rly.pt/SVA
Since 2008, Student Veterans of America has worked to inspire tomorrow’s leaders. With a community network of more than 1,500 on-campus chapters, SVA is committed to transforming the current skills and experience of student veterans. Every day, these dedicated chapter leaders work to ensure that yesterday’s warriors have the resources at hand to succeed in their academic journey and beyond.
USDA-
USDA wants to ensure that veterans looking to return home, or start a new career on a farm or in a rural community have the tools and opportunities you need to succeed.
USDA’s veterans website serves as a one-stop navigator for veterans looking to learn more about employment, education, and entrepreneurship on or beyond the farm.
Easterseals -
Easterseals makes profound, positive differences in the daily lives of people of all ages with disabilities, special needs, military backgrounds and their families. Easterseals Veteran Staffing Network (VSN) connects veterans and military spouses to employers using a veteran staffing agency model. We work with employers to fill temp-to perm, contract, and direct-hire positions.
Service to School-
Service to School (S2S) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free college and grad school application counseling to military veterans and servicemembers.
Our goal is to help veterans gain admission to the best college for them while empowering each veteran to make informed decisions about their education.
RallyPoint Answers and Discussion Conduct: https://rly.pt/33ySsg0
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Education
Bachelors Degree
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Student Veterans of America (SVA) Education Bachelors Degree GI Bill
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I was active duty from 1977 to 1982 and didnt recieve any w-2 or file my tax , due to location was move alot under my cleareance stat how can i claim or back file, i tried to get some info but this is my only attemp now , help thank you russ
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I was an Officer and didn't have the GI Bill, I hot out before 9/11, do I qualify for any VA educational benefits for a MBA??
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I would like to see if my Montgomery gi Bill is still available to use and also if I am able to use or give my benefit to my daughter who I didn’t have as a dependent while in the service. Where can I look up this information. Thank you
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MSG Alan Purdie
MGIB is only good for 10 years after the last day on active duty. If you served on/after 10 Sept 2001, you might have eligibility to the Post 9/11 GI Bill but as a Veteran you can not transfer your GI Bill to anyone else. If you are rated 100% P&T by VA, your daughter might be eligible for DEA Chapter 35.
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My school told me I may be able to get some kind of “forever G.I. Bill” adjuster to my previously expired benefits. Is this a possibility? If so, what is this called and how do I apply? I went to the website and it’s pretty confusing what you should pick unless you have someone who works in that department at the actual VA sitting in the chair next to you.
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MSG Alan Purdie
The Forever GI Bill (Colmery Act) is just the name for an Amendment to the Post 9/11 GI Bill - it is not a separate different GI Bill - and it just means that if you separated from active duty on/after 1 January 2013, your GI Bill never expires.
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SrA Billie Eubanks
MSG Alan Purdie ok that explains it. Thank you. And there is no assistance if you separated before that and your GI Bill is expired?
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MSG Alan Purdie
The only other possible program is Voc Rehab if you have a VA disability rating https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book/benefits_chap03.asp
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MSG Alan Purdie
Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.
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I have split my post 9/11 go bill to my kids. My daughter has used it and has 5 months and 11 days left. Question is if she has a month of benefits that carries over to the next semester, will the gi bill pay for the whole semester or will it be prorated for that left over month
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MSG Alan Purdie
VA, by law, has to prorate the payment based on the # of days of benefits she has remaining to use. Her Monthly Housing Allowance will also stop on the last day of benefits she has.
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I was taking a masters in nursing informatics. But unfortunately it was not catalog by the VA. How does cataloging a program works and what takes it so long?
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MSG Alan Purdie
Schools have to request approval by the State Approving Agency. This can take a few months.
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I never used my GI Bill and time has expired. I am a veteran. Are there any options for me??
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I am a prior service Army National Guardsman with a single enlistment of 6 years, ending in 2001.
Do I have access to any continuing education/training benefits?
Do I have access to any continuing education/training benefits?
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MSG Alan Purdie
Only if you have 90 days of active duty after 10 September 2001. Otherwise your guard benefits expire when you completed the contract.
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I am an Viet Nam veteran and I am interested in going back to school for hvach or electrical skill training. Is there anyway the V A can help me pay for the training.
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