Comments on: September Answers to Post 9/11 GI Bill Questions http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/ A resource for military veterans to discover the educational opportunities and support being offered through the Post 9-11 GI Bill Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Calisoldier83 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-18609 Calisoldier83 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:44:00 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-18609 I have two complains about the post 9/11 GI Bill 1) this past summer I wasn't able to get the break pay because our summer session was a week more from whatever the limit is. Why does this make a difference? 2) I served over 2 years on ADSW Title 32 orders. That time does not count towards the GI Bill 2.0. It's a punch in the face, when a friend of mine was on Title 10 orders, who has never served in a combat zone, receive the 100% rate. How can I file a complaint about these issues with the GI Bill? I have two complains about the post 9/11 GI Bill

1) this past summer I wasn’t able to get the break pay because our summer session was a week more from whatever the limit is. Why does this make a difference?

2) I served over 2 years on ADSW Title 32 orders. That time does not count towards the GI Bill 2.0. It’s a punch in the face, when a friend of mine was on Title 10 orders, who has never served in a combat zone, receive the 100% rate.

How can I file a complaint about these issues with the GI Bill?

]]> By: Michellemae0703 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-18545 Michellemae0703 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-18545 I went through the whole processing step and i recently called the VA to check the status and it has been processed and they released my book stipend and my first bah check, its been over a week now and i was wondering how long it takes till you get it from the time the VA released it........ I went through the whole processing step and i recently called the VA to check the status and it has been processed and they released my book stipend and my first bah check, its been over a week now and i was wondering how long it takes till you get it from the time the VA released it……..

]]> By: Veterans Benefits GI Bill http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-18546 Veterans Benefits GI Bill Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-18546 Thank you for contacting me. I will be out of office with limited access to email and voicemail until Thursday, July 7th. Until then, please contact rmcarthur@encirclemedia.com for urgent matters. Thank you for contacting me. I will be out of office with limited access to email and voicemail until Thursday, July 7th.

Until then, please contact rmcarthur@encirclemedia.com for urgent matters.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-18501 Anonymous Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:29:00 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-18501 From anonymous. My father has decided to give me his gi benefits for school which is awsome! I have never been in the service myself. But he wants to put the bah that I should receive (housing allowance etc) in his own bank account. Can he do that? And do I have any say on that at all? I mean, its because he's successful and makes so much money that I can't even get any financial aid myself till Im 23!!! Help on this topic would be appreciated. From anonymous.
My father has decided to give me his gi benefits for school which is awsome! I have never been in the service myself.
But he wants to put the bah that I should receive (housing allowance etc) in his own bank account. Can he do that? And do I have any say on that at all?
I mean, its because he’s successful and makes so much money that I can’t even get any financial aid myself till Im 23!!!
Help on this topic would be appreciated.

]]> By: Veterans Benefits GI Bill http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-18479 Veterans Benefits GI Bill Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:13:00 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-18479 Hi Warpig, I think you would still be eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill, but given a few conditions. I'm not certain about the following, but I did find this on another website: If your 70% disability was the result of a deployment on an active duty Title 10 deployment order in support of a contingency operation (like Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom), you might still have access to some benefits from the Post 9/11 GI Bill. It depends on how long you were deployed for - a 1 year deployment would get you 60%, while 36 aggregate months of deployment would allow you access to the full 100%. Please contact the VA for the answer to your question, as they're the only ones who can really tell you without any doubt about what you still have access to. You can find their site here: www.va.gov. Good luck! Hi Warpig, I think you would still be eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill, but given a few conditions. I’m not certain about the following, but I did find this on another website:

If your 70% disability was the result of a deployment on an active duty Title 10 deployment order in support of a contingency operation (like Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom), you might still have access to some benefits from the Post 9/11 GI Bill. It depends on how long you were deployed for – a 1 year deployment would get you 60%, while 36 aggregate months of deployment would allow you access to the full 100%.

Please contact the VA for the answer to your question, as they’re the only ones who can really tell you without any doubt about what you still have access to. You can find their site here: http://www.va.gov.

Good luck!

]]> By: Warpig31b http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-18478 Warpig31b Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:15:00 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-18478 Cannot find the answer for this....but I have 70% disability from the VA can I still use my post 9/11 GI Bill? Cannot find the answer for this….but I have 70% disability from the VA can I still use my post 9/11 GI Bill?

]]> By: Ryan http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-8181 Ryan Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:22:31 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-8181 I have had a decent experience with this bill. I enrolled in class on March 15th, I take two night classes a week for 9 credit hours a quarter. The classes are from 6 to 10 , wed and friday, and I work until 5. So I get off work, and straight to class. I have a very good job at the moment, that I stepped into right out of the military, and the BAH makes it even better. Class started March 15th , I received my first payment April 1st. The only thing is they have the wrong zip code for my campus, which amounts to $500 more a month for me, once it catches up. Its like I told the lady on the phone, I am happy I got paid, and will be even happier when it's the full amount. Reading through the previous months/year horror stories, it seems that the VA has ironed out some of the kinks, and it seems to be a lot smoother of a transition. Don't hold all the blame on the VA - your school certifying official has to send your information to them. I have had a decent experience with this bill.

I enrolled in class on March 15th, I take two night classes a week for 9 credit hours a quarter. The classes are from 6 to 10 , wed and friday, and I work until 5.

So I get off work, and straight to class. I have a very good job at the moment, that I stepped into right out of the military, and the BAH makes it even better.

Class started March 15th , I received my first payment April 1st.

The only thing is they have the wrong zip code for my campus, which amounts to $500 more a month for me, once it catches up. Its like I told the lady on the phone, I am happy I got paid, and will be even happier when it’s the full amount.

Reading through the previous months/year horror stories, it seems that the VA has ironed out some of the kinks, and it seems to be a lot smoother of a transition.

Don’t hold all the blame on the VA – your school certifying official has to send your information to them.

]]> By: dwight jones http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-8045 dwight jones Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-8045 congratulations people you have all been selected for the secrtet screw! your BAH is paid on a daily rate not monthly as im sure a lot of you have learned now. i am paid about $24 a day only for the days im in school ONLY. you do not get paid in between semesters even if you are still enrolled full time. i got the 3000 dollar emergency payment in november finally even though i knew i would have to pay it back that was not an issue i figured they would take a little each month untill it was re-couped. nope i got a bill from the VA in feb i had to pay it all back in 30 days or else! or request a smaller payment which i did now they are taking 796.28 per month until it is paid ( i only get 825 per month ) i have called, written letters, and tried to email, i get no answers. at the beginning of the year i didnt get paid and at the end of the i wont get paid at this rate i cannot afford to go to school. i am a father of 5 kids, disabled, and un employed i have about 30 dollars to buy gas to drive about 400 miles a week to and from school. i have given almost 3 years of my life in combat zones around the world ( panama 1989, desert storm 1990 and OIF 1&3) i thank my congressmen and women everyday for the financial hell they have put me thru this year. its time for us to stand up and be heard at every institute of higher learning in america. look for studentveteransofamerica.org. on your campus or online. good luck friends congratulations people you have all been selected for the secrtet screw! your BAH is paid on a daily rate not monthly as im sure a lot of you have learned now. i am paid about $24 a day only for the days im in school ONLY. you do not get paid in between semesters even if you are still enrolled full time. i got the 3000 dollar emergency payment in november finally even though i knew i would have to pay it back that was not an issue i figured they would take a little each month untill it was re-couped. nope i got a bill from the VA in feb i had to pay it all back in 30 days or else! or request a smaller payment which i did now they are taking 796.28 per month until it is paid ( i only get 825 per month ) i have called, written letters, and tried to email, i get no answers. at the beginning of the year i didnt get paid and at the end of the i wont get paid at this rate i cannot afford to go to school. i am a father of 5 kids, disabled, and un employed i have about 30 dollars to buy gas to drive about 400 miles a week to and from school. i have given almost 3 years of my life in combat zones around the world ( panama 1989, desert storm 1990 and OIF 1&3) i thank my congressmen and women everyday for the financial hell they have put me thru this year. its time for us to stand up and be heard at every institute of higher learning in america. look for studentveteransofamerica.org. on your campus or online. good luck friends

]]> By: VA Contacting Veterans Concerning Benefits | Veterans Benefits GI Bill http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-7893 VA Contacting Veterans Concerning Benefits | Veterans Benefits GI Bill Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:22:51 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-7893 [...] released a report today concerning the development of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Due to the extensive wait time that the Post 9/11 GI Bill has posed for veterans, reserve, and [...] [...] released a report today concerning the development of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Due to the extensive wait time that the Post 9/11 GI Bill has posed for veterans, reserve, and [...]

]]> By: Emergency Funds Available for GI Bill Applicants | Veterans Benefits GI Bill http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-7659 Emergency Funds Available for GI Bill Applicants | Veterans Benefits GI Bill Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:42:14 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-7659 [...] backlog for the Post 9/11 GI Bill continues to plague veterans, reserve and active duty that are now several weeks into school. In an [...] [...] backlog for the Post 9/11 GI Bill continues to plague veterans, reserve and active duty that are now several weeks into school. In an [...]

]]> By: WI GI Bill and Post 9/11 GI Bill | Veterans Benefits GI Bill http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-7658 WI GI Bill and Post 9/11 GI Bill | Veterans Benefits GI Bill Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:41:03 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-7658 [...] grants a tuition waiver, but the student must provide documentation that he or she applied for the Post 9/11 GI Bill in order to qualify; if they were accepted, they must switch from Chapter 1606/MGIB to Chapter 30, [...] [...] grants a tuition waiver, but the student must provide documentation that he or she applied for the Post 9/11 GI Bill in order to qualify; if they were accepted, they must switch from Chapter 1606/MGIB to Chapter 30, [...]

]]> By: Yulonda DeVane-Miller http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-6874 Yulonda DeVane-Miller Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:09:28 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-6874 From reading all these blogs I made sure that I stayed on the ball. I had already been in school 2 years when I applied for the 9/11 G.I.bill in February of this year. Well I do not have anything really bad to say because they sent me a stipend check March 1, 2010 and a back payment to my school for all of last year which was great. I think the thing that helped me was that I stayed on the phone calling the VA, my school's certifying official and my financial aid advisor every week and I know they are all sick of me. The advice that I can give is don't feel bad to keep calling that is thousands of dollars in your name and personally I want to know what is going on every step of the way with MY money. All of us whether veteran or dependent earned that money in some type of way so give em hell. From reading all these blogs I made sure that I stayed on the ball. I had already been in school 2 years when I applied for the 9/11 G.I.bill in February of this year. Well I do not have anything really bad to say because they sent me a stipend check March 1, 2010 and a back payment to my school for all of last year which was great. I think the thing that helped me was that I stayed on the phone calling the VA, my school’s certifying official and my financial aid advisor every week and I know they are all sick of me. The advice that I can give is don’t feel bad to keep calling that is thousands of dollars in your name and personally I want to know what is going on every step of the way with MY money. All of us whether veteran or dependent earned that money in some type of way so give em hell.

]]> By: Watch One Tree Hill CW Television Network http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-6670 Watch One Tree Hill CW Television Network Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:46:44 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-6670 Your blog is good! Generally when I visit blogs, I just come across shit, but this time I was really surprised when I got your blog containing wonderful information. Thanks mate and keep this effort up. Your blog is good! Generally when I visit blogs, I just come across shit, but this time I was really surprised when I got your blog containing wonderful information. Thanks mate and keep this effort up.

]]> By: Kailyn boberg http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/09/21/september-answers-to-post-911-gi-bill-questions/#comment-6528 Kailyn boberg Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:43:28 +0000 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=322#comment-6528 I have a question. My husband enrolled in aug and received his eligability letter shortly after. We did receive an advance payment check in November but nothing else yet. It's been 6 months, and his school is questioning where their money is and so are we, we are counting on this money to live. He got his letter today saying we have to repay the 3000 dollars, my cocern is do we get a lump sum of backdated money we are owed and they will take the money out of that or are they going to hold his gi bill and va disability checks and make us pay outta pocket? We have a baby on the way n unemployment only last so long , we're worried we're gonna lose everything and not be able to support ourselves. I have a question. My husband enrolled in aug and received his eligability letter shortly after. We did receive an advance payment check in November but nothing else yet. It’s been 6 months, and his school is questioning where their money is and so are we, we are counting on this money to live. He got his letter today saying we have to repay the 3000 dollars, my cocern is do we get a lump sum of backdated money we are owed and they will take the money out of that or are they going to hold his gi bill and va disability checks and make us pay outta pocket?
We have a baby on the way n unemployment only last so long , we’re worried we’re gonna lose everything and not be able to support ourselves.

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