Questions about the “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007” (S.22)?
I tried to read this new bill in Congress called “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007” (S.22) and I was wondering how this will affect vets who have already been using our GI BIll and we've finished school. I know I came out of pocket. Will we be able to receive some sort of back pay for our room and board at school? I was just wondering how this was going to work considering if it was available I would have had a lot less debt coming out of school this spring.
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I'm sorry, i know hardly anything about the (D-VA) but here is a website that might help answer some of your questions.
http://mikulski.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=269705
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007, introduced by Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.), expands the educational benefits our nation offers to the men and women who have served since Sept. 11, 2001. Since these attacks, there has been a sharp increase in the demands placed on the military. This bill will give returning troops educational and training benefits that mirror the benefits provided to veterans after World War II – including the costs of college tuition, room and board, and a monthly stipend. Existing law provides only a maximum of $9,000 per year, and requires service members to pay $1,200 during their first year of service in order to even qualify for educational benefits.
“We owe our veterans a debt of gratitude – not just with words, but with deeds. President Bush is calling for a surge of troops to Baghdad, but he is not even looking out for the service members who are already there or the veterans who are coming home,” said Senator Mikulski. “Our active and retired service members need to know that America is with them.”