Posted: 3/6/2009 12:30:44 PM EDT
| YOu figure up how much school will be per semester and they pay yuo that much? Straight to the school/ To you, then you have to pay the school? |
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The money goes directly into your bank account if you sign up for direct deposit. The amount you get
depends on how many months active duty you have and how many credit hours you are taking. http://www.gibill.va.gov/ |
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Bear in mind, they require monthly certification and you get the money only AFTER attending. They pay less for part time attendance. Most universities/colleges have VA affairs offices where you get the monthly certification. They WILL check to make sure you are attending. If you drop, they WILL know.
Do NOT think you can get over on them. |
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If you're a Texas veteran,their is also the HAZELWOOD Act. I think it pays for tuition to the school of your choice. It pays for up to 120 hours after the GI bill is used up. Only can be used at state supported collages. HAZELWOOD ACT PDF |
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YOu figure up how much school will be per semester and they pay yuo that much? Straight to the school/ To you, then you have to pay the school? You get the equivalent of state-school undergrad tuition, plus E-5 with dependants BAH and a books allowance... Starting this August. |
| The G.I. bill has changed a lot in the past year and several new parts have yet to be implemented. A good chunk of the info available is out of date. The new G.I. bill came law on June 30, 2008. A good chunk of the new bill is still being Ironed out and the new G.I. bill benefits will not take effect until August 2009. |
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If you're a Texas veteran,their is also the HAZELWOOD Act. I think it pays for tuition to the school of your choice. It pays for up to 120 hours after the GI bill is used up. Only can be used at state supported collages. HAZELWOOD ACT PDF Thanks Fister,That's what I meant! I was thinking of the Montgomery G.I. Bill. |
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When I was in school a couple of years ago it worked like this. I enrolled in school, started going, after about 30 days in school I started getting a once a month direct deposit of about $1400. I recall being eligible for 48 months of benefits. I served four years, took the GI Bill when it was offered to me in Basic training, the army deducted $100 a month for the first year I was in. I also had the "Army College Fund" which increased my entitlement by a few hundred dollars a month, that fund was not available to all recruits, and was often not chosen by recruits who were offered a small cash bonus instead.
I went to college with a guy who was retired Army, he was forever bitching about not being able to get a GI Bill check, of course he wasn't qualified because he opted to not have $100 deducted from his check when he first enlisted. I didn't feel to sorry for him, he had the same opportunity that I did, but he felt that the extra beer money was more important, his loss. With all of that said the GI Bill has changed a lot in the last year or two, I haven't been in school and have no idea who the changes affect, and how they are affected. |
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Fixed amount paid directly to you. I got $340/month in 1992-1994 That's the way mine worked too. It was in the mid 90's for me too. I paid my tuition out of pocket and then they sent me a monthly check after I had provided proof I had enrolled and was attending. |
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Depends which GI bill.
New GI bill, tuition goes straight to the school. Living allowance for > half time student goes to you.(E-5 BAH rate for your location). MGIB the money goes to you and based on how many classes you're taking. So if you have a grant or scholarship or some other way to pay for school you pocket the cash and do with it what you want. That's the Reader's Digest version. |