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Post-9/11 GI Bill; Other short titles: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008: Long title: An Act making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
In July 2008 the Post-9/11 GI Bill was signed into law, creating a new robust education benefits program rivaling the WWII Era GI Bill of Rights. The new Post 9/11 GI Bill, which went into effect on August 1, 2009, provides education benefits for service members who served on active duty for 90 or more days since September 10, 2001.
Elimination of the 15-year limitation on the use of the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Restoration of lost GI Bill entitlement due to school closures. Expansion of benefits to Purple Heart recipients. Added Yellow Ribbon Program coverage to Fry Scholarship and Purple Heart recipients. Expanded Yellow Ribbon Program coverage for Active Duty members.
The Montgomery GI Bill — Active Duty (MGIB) stated that active duty members had to forfeit $100 per month for 12 months; if they used the benefits, they received as of 2012 $1564 monthly as a full-time student (tiered at lower rates for less-than-full-time) for a maximum of 36 months of education benefits. This benefit could be used for both ...
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GI Bill The 9/11 GI bill (chapter 33 benefits) is an education benefit program specifically for members who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Depending on the individual's situation, the program can include coverage of tuition fees, a monthly housing allowance, a books and supplies stipend, yellow ribbon payments, a college ...
The result was the GI Bill, which gave White veterans access to housing and higher education. Very simply, this access to a house and better wages that came with education created wealth for a ...
The legislation expanded the Post-9/11 GI Bill to include veterans studying at vocational schools, granted National Guardsmen and Reservists responding to national disasters full benefits, and simplified the Yellow Ribbon Program. These new provisions benefitted almost 400,000 veterans in their first year.