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http://www.studentveterans.org/?p=711 this web site tells about how students can qualify for more benefits for school under the post 9/11 Gi bill. It tells about how they have joined with several other organizations to form a solid coalition for several generations of veterans and veteran students to make the message to congress loud and clear. It also talks about how the post 9/11 Gi bill is not complete and that this is the perfect time to remind the congressmen that we need their help to pass the new Gi bill 2.0. http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/history.htm this web site tells about how many people shunned the idea of paying unemployed vets 20 dollars a week because people thought it would take away their reason to look for a job. thanks to the Gi bill several million vets who would have crowded the job place went for collage instead. In 1944 vets were more than 49% of admissions to several collages. when the bonus act was passed it gave a bonus to vets based on how many days were served. http://www.gibill.com/new/ this web page for the Gi bill tells about all the new features and better benefits. To be eligible u must have served 90 days on active duty on or after 9/11 2001 or 30 days on active duty and be released with service related disability. if you meet the eligibility requirements you will receive 36 months of benefits for your education with that your tuition and fees will be paid you will get a housing allowance and a book stipend. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-gi-bill.htm this web page tells about the history of the Gi bill. it tells about how to eligible for grants, scholarships and student loans. it also tells about the different benefits of the gi bill for the different parts of the military. the gi bill applied to all the people who fought in the war even African Americans and women. once vets could attend school under the Gi bill their was a dramatic increase in college enrollment. http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/02/13/16934-post-911-gi-bill-could-mean-cost-free-college-for-soldiers-families/ benefits from the gi bill can be paid up to 36 months. they have gone from one flat rate to individual rates. soldiers and vets can get up to a four year degree. the students only have to attend school for nine months at a time for the amount of time they're in school. the post 9/11 Gi bill sends money for tuition directly to the school and not the student.
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