Veteran Education and Your “Education Bank Account” has Gained Interest

We all like to see our time used wisely! All have had the frustration of seeing someone else waste it for us—whether in line at a store, waiting for a meeting to start or being behind someone going real slow in the fast (passing) lane of an interstate! We only have a limited time each day and in fact, for a lifetime and we want to do things of value! They can be recreational, work, caring for family, spiritual, or educational. Sometimes we can just “waste” time when we need to do that too! But it’s our choice! But we have some folks working for you to save you time; expand your experiences and opportunity!

The services’ education chiefs have made some great strides according to Dr Hancock! She gets to meet and talk to them and thinks they are doing a great job while supporting you. Their efforts to improve the GI Bill have included improvements such a monthly living stipend, a more comprehensive coverage, encouragement for colleges to reduce tuition and transferability in some situations to family members! (I wish that I could have transferred some benefits while I was helping to pay for three kids in college at one point!) The new GI Bill also covers books and some other incidentals.

The colleges have also reached out to provide additional support to veterans including the previously mentioned tuition reduction for veterans. They have created responsive programs for you during deployments, TDY/TAD and other commitments. In response to your service in combat zones many have veteran transition programs and counseling assistance for dealing with the challenges you may face. Their classrooms now include in class sessions, online educational tools, entirely online classes and hybrids of them all! One of the best parts is that many colleges have reduced rates for tuition for veterans! For example, CMU offers about 40% off hourly rates for graduate level and 25% for undergraduate level! Wow!