Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Donald Foster, who served during the Korean War.
https://news.va.gov/115067/veteranoftheday-army-donald-foster/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran John Edgar Blouch, who served aboard Coast Guard ship Half Moon during the Vietnam War.
https://news.va.gov/104678/veteranoftheday-united-states-coast-guard-veteran-john-blouch/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Michael McAteer. McAteer served as a clerk and a finance specialist during the Vietnam War.
https://news.va.gov/104178/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-james-mcateer/
VA offers education and employment programs for Veterans interested in jump starting their college and career goals.
https://news.va.gov/103342/resources-help-veterans-with-education-employment-opportunities/
The Posse Foundation developed a program to prepare Veterans for the college experience. The Posse Veterans Program sends Veterans to college as teams – or “posses” – to both give and rec...
Initially, I served with the United States Army Reserve in St. Cloud, Minnesota. I was a technical engineer, which means that I learned how to do so soils testing, drafting, and surveying. (I thi...
https://news.va.gov/99763/army-veteran-a-biostatistician-researcher-at-iowa-city-va/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rodger Pinto, who served as an 82nd Airborne infantry paratrooper in Iraq and Afghanistan.
https://news.va.gov/97353/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-rodger-pinto/
Air Force Reserve Veteran Candace wanted to serve other Veterans. Now she works at a Vet Center, helping Veterans and their family members.
https://news.va.gov/93412/why-i-get-my-health-care-at-va-candace/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Roland Granville Downing, who served on the USS Latimer during the Korean War.
https://news.va.gov/94638/veteranoftheday-navy-veteran-roland-granville-downing/
Monthly enrollment verification is now required for Post-9/11 GI Bill® beneficiaries. Read on to learn more.
https://news.va.gov/94365/va-launches-enrollment-verification-requirement-protect-gi-bill-students/
The GI Bill® – and its derivatives like the Post-9/11 GI Bill – continues to help Veterans, service members, family members and dependents achieve their academic and vocational goals.
https://news.va.gov/93176/post-9-11-gi-bill-benefits-expanding-veterans-service-members/
The GI Bill, which continues to provide Veteran education and training benefits, as well as loan guaranty services, celebrates its 77th anniversary.
In the third guest blog post in this series, Harvard Extension School Instructor Cynthia A. Meyersburg, Ph.D., guides student Veterans on how to prepare for and succeed when returning to an acade...
https://news.va.gov/89107/needs-image-succeed-college-grad-school-3-tactics-achieving-good-grades/
In this second guest blog post, Harvard Extension School Instructor Cynthia A. Meyersburg, Ph.D., guides student Veterans on how to prepare for and succeed when returning to an academic school. T...
https://news.va.gov/89102/succeed-college-grad-school-2-preparing-academic-success/
In this first of several guest blog posts, Harvard Extension School Instructor Cynthia A. Meyersburg, Ph.D., guides student Veterans on how to prepare for and succeed when returning to an academi...
https://news.va.gov/89100/succeed-college-grad-school-part-1/
For Veterans who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, VA has launched the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program. Apply online now!
https://news.va.gov/88361/va-launches-veteran-rapid-retraining-assistance-program/
Brandon joined the Marine Corps in 2001 and deployed to Iraq. Like many Veterans, he brought the war home with him. He used alcohol to cope but with help from VA he’s turned his life around.
VA made a promise to make Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) payments whole for Post-9/11 GI Bill® students impacted by implementation of the Colmery Act.
https://news.va.gov/87657/major-milestone-met-implementing-location-based-housing-changes/
The Isakson and Roe Act of 2020 features 32 provisions that impact the administration and oversight of education benefits.
https://news.va.gov/87153/isakson-roe-enhances-veteran-education-benefits/
While there are many resources to support those managing the impacts of COVID-19, we narrowed a few down to create a COVID-19 fact sheet with GI Bill students in mind. You can see the COVID-19 re...
https://news.va.gov/84347/resources-support-throughout-gi-bill-journey/
To learn more about COVID-19’s impact on GI Bill trends, VA analyzed social media data. The results help inform VA's communications on future programs.
https://news.va.gov/83600/learned-analyzing-gibills-social-media-data/
Like any military mission, transitioning to civilian life takes research, planning and the right tools. One of the most powerful tools you have is the GI Bill ®.
https://news.va.gov/82580/federal-tools-help-maximize-gi-bill-education-benefits/
VBA and the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) successfully completed all necessary Information Technology (IT) updates on Oct. 31 to process education benefits in accordance with the Har...
https://news.va.gov/81694/vba-completes-colmery-act-implementation/
Veterans can learn more about GI Bill benefits they've earned through a new three-part series just released. The series, “Building Your Future with the GI Bill," coincides with the third annive...
https://news.va.gov/78073/new-guide-series-provides-gi-bill-benefits-information/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery, who served 30 years in Congress and is the namesake of the Montgomery GI Bill.
https://news.va.gov/77509/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-g-v-sonny-montgomery/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Anthony J. VandeVoorde, who served a tour in Afghanistan in 2002 for Operation Enduring Freedom.
https://news.va.gov/75530/veteranoftheday-marine-corps-veteran-anthony-j-vandevoorde/
VA today celebrated the 76th Anniversary of the GI Bill. Since its debut 76 years ago today, the GI Bill has impacted millions of Veterans, their families and the military community. VA's Educati...
https://news.va.gov/76157/gi-bill-76th-anniversary-school-tour-reaches-thousands/
Veterans continue to receive benefits and services after VA's Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) temporarily closed its 56 regional offices to the public March 19 in response to COVID-19.
https://news.va.gov/73202/va-expands-virtual-services-support-veterans-due-covid-19-pandemic/
Student Veterans will continue to receive their GI Bill benefits under S. 3503, which President Trump signed into law March 21.
https://news.va.gov/72852/veterans-gi-bill-benefits-continue-covid-19-pandemic/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran O’Neal Gordon Paradis, who served during World War II and in the Korean War before using his GI Bill.
https://news.va.gov/72257/veteranoftheday-navy-veteran-oneal-gordon-paradis/