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Originally Posted by Army_of_One  Emotional hardships...definitely....Family stress...most assuredly. Sand in their wazoo...undoubtedly..... Loss of income? I would make more money if I was in Iraq...a LOT more.
I may be mistaken but I thought military people went to school for free anyway. We have 100% tuition assistance while on duty and can use the GI Bill after duty. The GI Bill is only 39,000 so it might not be enough. The TA and GI Bill also covers lab fees, apprenticeship programs, tech schools and a host of other things. A lot of schools will also give you a break on tuition if you are military. I just enrolled for an online class through Devry and it's 500.00 PER credit hour (3 cr hour class) and the Army is paying for it. Soldiers can still go to school though with their GI Bill and TA. |
Not quite Army. If you are Reserves or Guard your benefits are less than the Regular Army. If you don't use your benefits within a certain time period you lose them, forever(Ten Years). Now the VA has a back up plan for those who have exhausted their benefits or their benefits don't account for all of your tuition, but your disability has to exceed 20% and be of a nature that prevents you from seeking and holding a job. The Chapter 31 program(or Voc Rehab as it is otherwise know) is the usually perfect back up plan however their is usually a case or two that slips through the cracks of both systems. I got into the Ch.31 program because I foolishly never used my GI Bill. While I have personally never met someone who doesn't fit either, I am sure thre is an exception to either case.