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I think there is some incorrect information in this post. I know people who have completed their Bachelors and Masters completely funded by the GI Bill, includi

I think there is some incorrect information in this post. I know people who have completed their Bachelors and Masters completely funded by the GI Bill, including living expenses. In the experience of the people I know, the VA goes out of their way to give benefits as needed. One case, in particular, they were granted 100% disability for life with a packet submission and one phone call.

scottshamus 4y ago
Agreed. Even if your GI bill doesn’t technically cover all of your expenses, many schools have Yellow Ribbon Programs that waive any excess cost https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11/yellow-ribbon-program/ https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-1...
photochemsyn 4y ago
The details matter. A lot of people sign up for a two-year active duty contract (it's an eight-year contract in all though, you're in the reserves afterwards). That only gives 70-80% of the benefit (which only runs for a max of 36 months, not a full four years). You're also restricted to in-state public schools, no private (Ivy League etc.) or out-of-home-state schools. Most of the military people I talked to at my local community college barely got two years of schooling out of it. https://www.va.gov/resources/how-we-determine-your-percentage-of-post-911-gi-bill-benefits/ https://www.va.gov/resources/how-we-determine-your-percentag...
- LanceH 4y ago
  The GI Bill is not at all limited to in state public schools.
- nightski 4y ago
  The link you posted says 100% of benefits which is either all tuition at an in-state school or up to $26k/year at a private of foreign school. $26k a year is a lot... You also get 100% of the benefit if you served for 36 months. That is a far cry from what you described.
- dlp211 4y ago
  As others have noted, a lot of what you wrote is wrong. The Post 9/11 GI Bill will cover any tuition up to the maximum in-state university. You also do not have to return your Home of Record and can declare citizenship in any state post service and receive in-state tuition (you will of course need to meet the states requirement for citizenship). Also, many universities (private and public out-of-state) have the Yellow Ribbon program that will cover gaps between what the government provides and the university's costs. Finally, the Post 9/11 GI Bill also provides BAH based on your universities location which can be quite substantial. I used the Post 9/11 GI Bill to get my degrees in CS and ECE. If I was single, the money from the program would have more than covered me.
  - bladegash 4y ago
    Yep, same here - GI bill + yellow ribbon paid for me to go to a very expensive private university in DC. Also gave me an additional $2500 a month in BAH while I attended.
ericmay 4y ago
Yep! I had my entire undergraduate degree and my MBA (for a couple of semesters) paid for. While I’m undergrad I also got BAH which was around $1,000/month in Southeast Ohio. Not to mention full Pell Grants. I used every cent of my GI Bill.

scottshamus 4y ago

Agreed. Even if your GI bill doesn’t technically cover all of your expenses, many schools have Yellow Ribbon Programs that waive any excess cost https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11/yellow-ribbon-program/ https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-1...

photochemsyn 4y ago

The details matter. A lot of people sign up for a two-year active duty contract (it's an eight-year contract in all though, you're in the reserves afterwards). That only gives 70-80% of the benefit (which only runs for a max of 36 months, not a full four years). You're also restricted to in-state public schools, no private (Ivy League etc.) or out-of-home-state schools. Most of the military people I talked to at my local community college barely got two years of schooling out of it. https://www.va.gov/resources/how-we-determine-your-percentage-of-post-911-gi-bill-benefits/ https://www.va.gov/resources/how-we-determine-your-percentag...

LanceH 4y ago
The GI Bill is not at all limited to in state public schools.
nightski 4y ago
The link you posted says 100% of benefits which is either all tuition at an in-state school or up to $26k/year at a private of foreign school. $26k a year is a lot... You also get 100% of the benefit if you served for 36 months. That is a far cry from what you described.
dlp211 4y ago
As others have noted, a lot of what you wrote is wrong. The Post 9/11 GI Bill will cover any tuition up to the maximum in-state university. You also do not have to return your Home of Record and can declare citizenship in any state post service and receive in-state tuition (you will of course need to meet the states requirement for citizenship). Also, many universities (private and public out-of-state) have the Yellow Ribbon program that will cover gaps between what the government provides and the university's costs. Finally, the Post 9/11 GI Bill also provides BAH based on your universities location which can be quite substantial. I used the Post 9/11 GI Bill to get my degrees in CS and ECE. If I was single, the money from the program would have more than covered me.
- bladegash 4y ago
  Yep, same here - GI bill + yellow ribbon paid for me to go to a very expensive private university in DC. Also gave me an additional $2500 a month in BAH while I attended.

ericmay 4y ago

Yep! I had my entire undergraduate degree and my MBA (for a couple of semesters) paid for. While I’m undergrad I also got BAH which was around $1,000/month in Southeast Ohio. Not to mention full Pell Grants. I used every cent of my GI Bill.