Guest Blogger - Ben KruaseAre VR&E counselors using the allure of a small stipend to get disabled veterans to settle for part-time employment in any field?The promise with Voc Rehab: Chapter … [Read more...]
Outspoken MilBlogger Joins VA Team
July 16, 2010 | Terry HowellMilblogger Alex Horton, known to many as "the Dude," has been tapped to join the VA's 'New Media' team. Known for his straight shooting and outspoken approach to helping veterans and criticising the … [Read more...]
Student Vet Center Grants Offered
July 16, 2010 | Terry HowellThe Department of Education is accepting applications for grants to commission student-veteran “centers of excellence” on college campuses nationwide. The pilot program offers 19 individual awards … [Read more...]
Real Hope for GI Bill Improvements
June 29, 2010 | Terry HowellBy Terry HowellSenator Akaka’s “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” (Senate bill S.3447) is moving quickly through the Senate processes and is currently slated … [Read more...]
GI Bill Fix – For Some – Not All Vets
June 17, 2010 | Terry HowellSome disabled veterans are better than others.By Guest Blogger - Ben KrauseSenate Bill S. 3447 is purported to be a cure-all for veterans attending college under the numerous programs currently … [Read more...]
Senator Proposes 6 Major GI Bill Fixes
June 02, 2010 | Terry HowellBy Terry HowellSenate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced S. 3447, a bill to improve the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits program. The bill includes six major … [Read more...]
Vet Center Video – By Vets for Vets
June 01, 2010 | Terry HowellThis video was produced and directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes (SSG), Army OIF 07-08 and recent graduate of the USC Film School. All of the Veterans featured in this video are combat Veterans employed … [Read more...]
Congress Serious About GI Bill Fixes?
May 28, 2010 | Terry HowellIt appears the fix is on for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. The following is an excerpt from an interview with Military.com's own Bryant Jordan.Improvements to the Post-9/11 GI Bill; an end -- at long … [Read more...]
Which is better: GI Bill or Voc Rehab?
May 24, 2010 | Terry HowellGuest Blogger - Ben KrauseSince the inception of the Post 9/11 GI Bill, many disabled veterans have been faced with a choice; should I use the GI Bill or Voc Rehab? Recently, many Vocational … [Read more...]
Post-9/11 GI Bill Update – May 2010
May 18, 2010 | Terry HowellBy Terry HowellWhen the Post-9/11 GI Bill was first signed into law the general consensus was that it was the greatest benefit package since the advent of the original GI Bill in 1944. And, on … [Read more...]
