leolibby

I am a Veteran who joined about 3 months before 9-11, and I got out in 2004. So I already used up my regular gi bill. But one of my army friends who joined and got out when I did, he said that we can potentially get 12 months of the new gi bill.

BaghDAD

Roger,

Yes, politics rears its ugly head when people say everything is wonderful and don't present a balanced view. Bashing Bush is easy...a lot of bashing is deserved, but Jim Webb never saw a party switch to gain power he didn't like.

Trouble with this GI bill is it rewards "two/three/four/six and outs" almost exclusively unless you are enlisting now. Where is the tranferability for the vet, sitting at WRAMC, blinded and paralyzed? Maybe he has been in 10 years and has a 12 year old daughter he would love to send to college...no sorry, Mr. Disabled Combat Vet, your sacrifice won't allow you something which may give you some joy six or seven years from now, when most of the people with the yellow ribbon magnets on their car have forgotten about you. Disgraceful? You bet it is. This was supposed to help all veterans...it doesn't.

LAGator

I loved my GI Bill, and I love the program in general. Can it be improved? Absolutely, and I hope it will be.

1sokkermom

Quote: "Trouble with this GI bill is it rewards "two/three/four/six and outs"."

I have no problem with that. These young men and women are risking their lives voluntarily.
The country is in two wars now, with lots of global turmoil and uncertainty.

That takes nothing away from any disabled veterans. This is an incentive now, in order to entice men and women to serve their country during a time of war with no draft in place.

It has nothing to do with forgetting about veterans.