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GI Bill & Tuition Assistance

GI Bill reboot

GI Bill 2.0 starts Aug. 1 with sweeping improvements to help thousands of current and former troops — and some of their families — earn college degrees.

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Thinking about benefit transfers? Experts say put in paperwork now Career service members who have even the slightest interest in...

This year’s changes: the good, the bad, the so-so

GI Bill on the job: 3 steps to use your benefit out of school It sounded too good to be true: Army veteran Dean DiMarzo was working...

100 percent tuition assistance too generous, lawmaker says The lawmaker seeking a study that could lead to reduced tuition...

Bill would help students hurt by GI Bill changes The House of Representatives passed a bill May 23 that would protect...

Lawmakers explore reduced tuition assistance In what could be the first step toward reducing tuition assistance...

New rules promise greater oversight of tuition programs The Pentagon is ramping up oversight of the $517 million program that...

VA upbeat about enacting summertime GI Bill changes Senior officials in the Veterans Affairs Department are confident...

Fine-tuning GI Bill’s latest changes A key veterans group already is planning how to modify some aspects...

GI Bill surprise: Lame-duck Congress passes improvements In a year-end surprise, Congress resurrected and passed a package of...

Report: New GI Bill is influencing college decisions Almost one in four veterans and service members surveyed by the Rand...

VA cuts GI Bill processing time by more than half The fourth and final phase of an electronic system for processing and...

Cost constraints may hinder plan to improve GI Bill Tens of thousands of student veterans would benefit from a GI Bill...

Lawmaker proposes new Post-9/11 transfer rules A New Mexico lawmaker wants to relax rules for transferring Post-9/11...

Plans to expand GI Bill transfer rights stall Bad news for military retirees: The package of changes to the...

GI Bill caps rise Tuition and fee caps under the Post-9/11 GI Bill increased in most...

Yellow Ribbon changes The Post-9/11 GI Bill's Yellow Ribbon program is a generous benefit...

The GI Bill decision By now, a year after it went into effect, you probably know the...

Plugging a benefit loophole First, the bad news: If you are one of the thousands of National...

9 ways to improve the Post-9/11 GI Bill The sweeping Post-9/11 GI Bill has made college affordable for more...

New GI Bill's latest glitch: Wrong living stipends from VA The newest problem with the Post-9/11 GI Bill: The Veterans Affairs...

DoD official: New GI Bill isn't hurting retention The Defense Department initially opposed creation of the Post-9/11 GI...

VA wants emergency GI Bill payouts back The Veterans Affairs Department has started the process of recouping...

House panel approves expanding GI Bill eligibility Distance learning students could draw Post-9/11 GI Bill living...

VA outlines efforts to fix GI Bill problems Veterans Affairs Department officials tried Jan. 21 to convince a...

New GI Bill changes coming into focus A House subcommittee collecting ideas for improving the Post-9/11 GI...

Hook some help The thought of starting school can be daunting, whether you're a...

Subsidized federal loan rates drop There's good news for service members and vets who have maxed out...

American Public University offers 15 full scholarships The deadline is Oct. 31 to apply for one of 15 full-tuition...

Maximize the new GI Bill Peter Kim was back from Iraq and recovering from ankle surgery when...

Navigate the new GI Bill The Post-9/11 GI Bill was written for Lance Zaal.

GI Bill gems Terrance Farrare once served as a wartime readiness logistics...

Marine Corps tuition assistance The Marine Corps provides up to 100 percent tuition assistance to all...

Navy tuition assistance The Navy will pay 100 percent of a sailor's college tuition and fees...

Air Force tuition assistance The Air Force has made it easy for airmen to pursue a college...

Army tuition assistance Soldiers who plan to get an education by tapping into the Army...

Coalition pushes to double reserve GI Bill payouts With all the attention on the generous new GI Bill benefits plan for...

Panel adjusts education benefits in new GI Bill A Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee bill aimed at fixing problems...

GI Bill travel allowance aimed at rural veterans A $500 travel allowance for veterans in rural areas included in the...

Old GI Bill still pitched to recruits Recruits are being advised to continue signing up for the old GI Bill...

New GI Bill would allow college funds to go to family members The biggest benefits upgrade coming for military members and their...

Montgomery GI Bill checklist Whether you're planning for four long years of college or eight...

VA gears up to implement new GI Bill Anticipating a tidal wave of GI Bill claims this summer when a new...

New GI Bill answers On Aug. 1, veterans' education benefits will undergo a life-changing...

Veterans group: Fixes still needed on new GI Bill An advocacy group representing recent combat veterans worries that...