The GI Bill Pre and Post 9-11

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<h1>The GI Bill Pre and Post 9-11</h1><strong> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Mr William Hauselberg.aspx'>Mr William Hauselberg</a></strong><br /><p>The Original GI Bill The GI Bill, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, was signed in 1944 to offer college scholarships to all those in military service, even if they had not served on the front lines during World War II. The original piece of legislation that is the GI Bill actually provided the chance for servicemen to attend elite schools. Veterans were almost 50% of the students at American colleges in 1947. In addition, the bill offered millions of Americans the chance to purchase their first homes by providing no-money-down, low interest mortgages, which were backed by the federal government. The baby boom followed this, and many say the bill helped create the middle class. The first GI bill ended in 1956. By that time, half of American veterans had received job training or gone to college because of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. Changes to The GI Bill Since 9/11 After September 11, 2001, the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was signed into law. It made a variety of changes to the original GI Bill, according to the GI Bill page of the official website of the Department of Veterans Affairs. On October 1, 2001, a new change that went into effect on August 1, 2009 will actually become payable. This change to the Post 9/11 GI Bill for the purpose of administering, recruiting, organizing, instructing, or training the National Guard under title 32 U.S.C. or under section 502(f). The training will be so the Guard can respond to a national emergency. The Bill will also simplify fee and tuition fee rates for those veterans and family members attending a public school, pay public school in-state fees and tuition's in full, providing funding for private schools and foreign school up to $17,500 annually and still provide the Yellow Ribbon Program for costs above the cap and out of state fees. The bill will do the same things for active duty members and transferees. There are many other benefits in the bill. Some of them provide money for non-college degree programs, provide apprentice training and on-the job training, up to $10,000 for flight training, reimbursement for fees paid to take national exams to qualify for college, such as SAT, allow reimbursement for more than one certification or license test, and even provide for correspondence training.</p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />The author has an immense knowledge on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.weldingschool.com/training_associate.html">GI Bill</a>. Know more about <a rel="nofollow" href="http://weldingschool.com/articles/gi-bill-and-how-military-veterans-get-vocational-education.html">Post 9/11 GI Bill</a> related info in his website.<p> Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_The-GI-Bill-Pre-and-Post-9-11_84719.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_The GI Bill Pre and Post 9-11_84719.aspx</a></p>

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