im going to read thru it later before i sign anything. military has taught me that much.
but they say that
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National Guardsmen and Reservists, including those who have served multiple combat tours, typically receive only a fraction of their GI Bill benefits. Moreover, 30% of troops who pay the nonrefundable $1,200 contribution do not end up using the GI Bill at all. These veterans have paid the government $230 million, but received nothing in return
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there's a lot of people who dont use the present GI bill, its not the bill's fault, its the people who sign up for it then dont put it to use. and as far as guard and reserve, theres a reason they are 1/2 civilians, cus they can get a regular job on the side and pay for thier own tuition. in addition to that, most every base has an education center that can be made available to use to further your education. right now, im using Tuition Assistance thru the military to pay for my undergraduate degree while im still in the service, then when i seperate, ill use the GI bill to pay for my master's program.
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Originally Posted by Ottenbacher2
Just signed the petition. I hope this goes thru because I plan on getting a mechanical engineering degree when I get out and I still want to be able to afford a new Camaro.
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start working on your degree now, you can use DANTES and CLEP to pass a lot of subjects without ever taking a course, as for those overseas, you can do online classes as well, it can be a little more difficult at times, but its worth the work.