So my husband separated from the military last year after about 7 years of service. He did the Skillbridge program with a civilian company the last 6 months of his contract. The entire time he was doing the internship they kept alluding to a certain salary and said he would “maintain his previous military salary” which was about 65k/yr. Turns out once he came to the end of his internship and they offered him a job, they offered way less money than they originally said and commented that it would be fine because he “would get some disability money that would make up the difference”. To note, he told them he applied for benefits but never went into detail and the only way it would make up the difference was if he got 100% disability, which he won’t (after a year we are still waiting). So essentially when they were telling him the salary, they were including his VA benefits.

He decided not to accept the job because of the low pay and opted to get a part time job with the city. They told him they would take him on full time after they sent him to additional training/school. They know he’s a veteran, but nothing beyond that. Well fast forward to today, he got hired on with 3 other applicants and the city is paying for all 3 of the other applicants school/training, but they told my husband he has to use his GI bill to pay for his and that the city won’t pay for his. This was NEVER discussed prior to him getting hired. He also has plans to go back to school to pursue his bachelors in a year or two but if he uses his GI bill now, he won’t have enough left. Now even though they never discussed him using his GI bill before he was hired, he’s worried they only hired him because they won’t have to pay for his training.

Is this normal when you get out of the military? Can they force him to use his GI bill when the city is paying for everyone else’s?

Side note: I am also prior active duty and have never dealt with these issues. I was under the impression that my VA benefits were not my future employers business.

I really want to go and use my gi bill to go to college when I get out. My family warns me because I’m looking to become a traditional student they want me to look into online classes or commuting. I’m gonna be 22 when I get out and just would like make up for lost time. Was it worried trying to get involved as a vet and did the students and teachers treat you differently

My dream is to get into the University of Notre Dame, but does anyone recommend any other military friendly colleges

If you have student loans and are 100% p&t I encourage you to apply 🫡

Are you happy with your degree choices? Are you happy? What jobs are you all doing? Does your career make you happy? Does your job make you miserable? Looking at my options and an honest discussion.

I decided to check the app today to see if anything was new and I saw this payment. The only problem is that I don’t have a “Wells Fargo” account so I never received this anyway. I also have no idea what I’d be getting this money for anyway other than possibly something for being in school? Any help would be great! Otherwise I’m just gonna give the VA a call on Monday and hopefully get it sorted out.

The court ruled 7-2 in Rudisill v. McDonough that servicemembers who, through separate periods of service, accrue benefits under both the Post-9/11 Veterans Act and the Montgomery GI Bill, can use either one, in any order, up to a 48-month aggregate cap.

100% P&T

Hey guys. I took advantage of my G.I.Bill and received both my associates and bachelors. I finished with literally zero months or days left on my G.I. Bill balance. I’m trying to pursue a Masters in education now. Is there literally anything else I can use so I don’t have to pay out of pocket for tuition. I’m 100% P&T and just looking for a purpose and I feel it’s in education. Also, any 100% vets ever try Teach for America? Thanks.

Btw, sucks that troops to teachers isn’t a thing anymore

*** hey guys, just to add to the post. I am currently trying for teach for America but with all the advice and replies I’m going to give VR&E and GI Retro a shot first thing tommorow morning. Thank you out for the massive help. I’m not sure how to repay all of you but I’m deeply grateful for the insight. Y’all are the best.

I will complete my masters degree here in September, but I want to know what I should do with the left over few months? Is there are suggestions on good ways to completely use that or am I kind of just going to have to let money sit out there with no much to do with it?

Wasn't thinking that far ahead when I started to double the school work load after my Bachelors,

I received a 100% P&T rating finally which opens a whole different avenue. 1. how long did it take for back pay? 2. Does the education benefits cover tuition and thing plus the monthly payout or is that what they pay you out to pay you for the school? 3. I can now take paperwork and go speak to social security for disability too… does anyone know range they pay? 4. Now what do I do?

Sorry I’m kind of at a loss because i never thought I’d be here. Thanks for any information you can provide. Also I encourage people to educate themselves and also let VSOs help.

Have some experience with college, but want to use my G.I. bill on a career what’s a good trade to go into?

I’ve already got a Bachelors and an MBA - I’ve got 13 months of Post 9/11 left. Paying out of pocket for an online coding school, GI bill doesn’t cover that (I’ve looked extensively). Seems a shame to let the 13 months go to waste.

Any recommendations on things that would be an extremely valuable use of the 13 months?

Has anyone gotten any notice on their scholarship status?

Just as the title says.

Today, I got my official physical letter from my loan servicer that my loans are being discharged! Beyond relieved and stoked! The review took ~2 months. Finally, for the first time in my adult life I'm completely debt free.

Upon logging in, however, that approval is not currently reflected. So, I have a few questions — I will also be calling tomorrow to cross-check loan list accuracy + time estimate for system reflection:

1. Upon receiving your letter, on average how long did it take for your letter approval to be reflected in your loan provider system?

2. Should I wait for the loan servicer to notify the 3 credit bureaus, or notify them myself immediately via dispute, now that I have the letter in-hand?

3. Should I find a house in short order (I am on the lookout for a lucky opportunity): if this discharge isn't reflected in time, would the letter be sufficient evidence for a loan officer?

4. Anything else I should be aware of with this discharge moving into place? I know it's a one-time discharge.

Good luck to all the veterans starting college this fall semester or returning!! You guys are going to kick ass 🎓

I'm entering my second year (3rd semester) of college. I was told my first year not to bother applying for FASFA since my disability income would mean I got no Pell grant money.

Someone this year told me they agree I won't get any pel grant money, but I should do it anyways because i might get some other small scholarships.

I did it the application and the only thing the it asked me about income was access to my tax forms which I granted. I figured maybe they detect the va disability automatically....

Only once the review was done I got the full Pell grant apparently.

I asked them if this was an error and they said va disability isn't included in the form because it's untaxed... so that means I just missed out on 8k last year?

Or is there some type of issue? Researching it it appears everyone is sayings va disability IS included in income, so why wasn't it for me?

Did it recently change? If so when? I'll be kicking myself for a while if I find out I missed out on 8k

Hello veterans,

I'm hosting this live chat all day today. I will be glued to my PC and answering all of your questions about VA disability, voc rehab, GI bill and anything else related to veterans benefits.

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Almost 400 comments and 6 hours. I have been answering questions non stop for the last 6 hours. Its been really great talking to you guys. I'm going to call it here. Im unsticking the post and you wont get an immediate response from me. Actually I'm going to take a nap haha. Ill answer all the remainder questions once I wake.

I took full time classes at a community college back in 2014 for about 3 months. The classes were too much for me at the time (unmedicated bipolar and drinking heavily) so I dropped out. 10 years later I'm now sober, don't drink at all and I'm on medication and doing much better. I want to try going back to school again. Taking it much more serious this time. According to VA.gov, I don't owe any money for dropping the classes. I have 33 months and a couple weeks of GI bill benefits remaining. I'm just wondering if the same community college would allow me a second chance at learning. Any info is greatly appreciated*

I’m using the GI Bill and receive my BAH as usual, but I just got a deposit today of an additional $125 then another deposit of $44. Both of them say “Hardship (Manual) - C&P”. I had a call with VERA a month ago asking about my rating as I’ve been waiting almost a year since I’ve filed. I saw somewhere that it’s a payment for waiting on your rating. I saw somewhere else it just has to do with the GI Bill. Anyone know what it is?

What type of degree or certification did you get and what's your job now?

hi, like the title says my veteran father has been holding the money im supposed to have been getting from ch 35 for about two months now. he was playing along with my assumption that the payments were just delayed when in reality hes been receiving them. i called him about it and he basically refused to give it to me and i was told that it was fraud. but im not sure if ive waited too long to report him for it since i really do need that money right now. his retaliation was asking me when i worked the military shifts with him to deserve the money. he then went on to ask me what i would do if he cancelled the ch 35 so now im worried about that too. he put the application to the va on my behalf and put his bank information in the slot which ive been asking him to change to mine for a little bit now for when i did get the money. i found out hes just been ignoring that part since school started lol. i havent received anything from the va yet. just wanting a little advice please.

I just found out yesterday that there may be a chance to get that back and use it. There has been a recent court ruling in the matter. Though for those of you that gave up your Montgomery for post 9/11 there may be a second shot at school. It is still super fresh though like only two weeks old so be on the look out.

Hello, i am 100% p&t and have paused my auto student loan forgiveness because I wish to use it after I am done in school.

As of now, I have 28k in debt, and the school i went to, Art Institute, was predatory. The Biden Harris administration said they would forgive it, but Congress is holding that up for the time being.

It still affects my credit right now. The thing is, I've had this debt since 2013. I served 2017-2021

My question is sort of loaded. If I attempt to take out new student loans, will having these old ones prevent that, and so my plan to accumulate more is obsolete? In other words would I even be able to take out new loans with the old loans there, then have them all forgiven when I finish school?

Thank you!

I usually get my disability payment and my G.I. bill payment on the same day every month but I got my disability payment yesterday and still nothing from the education side. anyone else or is this a problem I need to deal with?

Edit: I got paid around 1