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Family Programs >> Legislation for Army Families >> Expanded GI Bill Raises Concern Email this... Email    Print this Print


Expanded GI Bill Raises Concern
03/17/2008

According to a recent story published by Military.com some Department of Defense officials are expressing concern that a new bill to expand GI Bill benefits would negatively impact retention by encouraging veterans to leave the military early to pursue educational opportunities. The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S 22), which was introduced last year by Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), now has strong bipartisan support and stands a good chance of becoming law. The bill would provide any Servicemember, active or reserve, who has served on active duty for more than three months since September 11, 2001 with GI Bill funding. Additionally, the bill would increase the maximum benefit available to individuals who have served 36 months or more on active duty by covering tuition at any university for four years. Currently, the monthly GI Bill rate for fulltime education or training is capped at $1100 per month. To learn more about this issue go to Tom Philpott’s Military Update column at http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,163440,00.html.


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