Entries Tagged as ‘Education’

January 29, 2009

Post 9/11 GI Bill

Have you heard about it? A change in the GI Bill as we know it. Check out this article by Military.com, to get the scoop on this new bill, which will take effect on August 1, 2009.
Are you eligible? If you have served a total of at least 90 consecutive days on active duty  in [...]

January 7, 2009

Post-Deployment DVD’s

According to a posting on the Ft. Carson website, Tricare is offering free post-deployment DVD’s to soldiers and their families under the program “Help from Home”.
TriWest is making this 2-DVD set available to Soldiers and the Families covered by TRICARE. The series of post-deployment support programs, is available to watch at http://www.triwest.comunder Beneficiary Services by [...]

February 17, 2008

Things To Know About Your GI Bill Benefits

Thinking of using your GI Bill? Keep in mind:

You have 10 years to use your benefits

The GI Bill is NOT Federal Financial Aid

You can stop and start using the MGIB as needed

A “month” of benefits doesn’t always mean a Month

The GI Bill pays according to the number of credits you take

For additional information – please [...]

January 17, 2008

Preparing For College

If you have kids getting ready to graduate from High School and start College (or who are already in college), you’ve probably noticed that the bumper sticker “My kid and my money go to xyz college/university” has become a lot less funny! (That’s because you’ve figured out that its true!)
But never fear – help is [...]