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First Victory on GI Bill Today
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,167944,00.html And don't forget yourself Paul, as you were perhaps THE most galvanizing force in this effort, thanks to your internet website and organization, and through your regular column on Mil.Com. We all owe you a debt of gratitude as well...! Three Cheers!!! |
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The House of Representatives renewed that promise. This is a tremendous and bipartisan commitment to our troops. We've seen enough bumper sticker and lapel pin patriotism; today, we saw the real thing. This is the America I remember...and want back! Thank you Congress for putting politics asside for a few minutes, and doing the right thing. God Bless America! |
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This is definitely an awesome step forward! I couldn't be more thankful for guys like the IAVA getting our backs. Thanks a lot!
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I agree, this guy has nothing but respect and pride for Veterans, and he's doing a terrific job in that regard.
Funny, how not even #1 of the (commonly referred to as)"Conservatives" who regularly post in here can even bring themselves to congratulate this man for his unswerving support for those who wear the uniform... Funny, as in if it weren't so sad, that is. Says a lot. |
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From the report: To qualify for the benefit a veteran has to have served at least 1 day of active duty service post-9/11 and have remaining months of education entitlement. Any remaining Chapter 30 or 1607 entitlement can be converted into this new education benefit.
A caveat (in bold) that needs to be deleted. Why not simply provide the benefit straight up for serving post 9-11? |
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I haven't read the qualifications portion of the bill, but this is what I suspect; to qualify as a veteran you must serve 179 consecutive days on active duty, not in a training status. The absolute criteria was changed for those wounded during the initial 179 days, in order for them to qualify for benefits (kinda tough to tell a wounded soldier he doesn't qualify as a veteran). I suspect if the new GI Bill uses the 1 day active duty, it will probably be applied on a case by case basis to establish veteran status. I for one, will take a look at the qualification criteria. Thanks for point this out. |
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Congress's $3.5 million "Bake Sale" for the Boy Scouts By Chris Rodda The Public Record May 19, 2008 Alright, it isn't actually a bake sale, but it might as well be. On May 15, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5872, an act "To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes." The other purposes? The sale of the coins by the Secretary of the Treasury, with a surcharge on each coin sold to "be paid to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation." In other words, this is a congressionally mandated fundraiser for the Boy Scouts. With the act allowing for up to 350,000 of this coin to be issued and fixing the surcharge at $10 per coin, the Boy Scouts could receive as much as $3.5 million from their sale. Never before, in the long history of U.S. government issued commemorative coins, has this benefit been granted to an organization that promotes religion or discriminates based on religion. This message has been edited. Last edited by: RobRodriguez, |
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Oh cr@p, here we go again! Is this the troll that was thrown off three times this last night and keeps coming back as another screen name, to only get thrown off again?!... Respectfully, SUNLINER81 This message has been edited. Last edited by: RobRodriguez, |
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If a tree falls in a forest and lands on a politician, even if you can't hear the tree or the screams, I'll bet you'd at least hear the applause. Paul Tindale  |
And you are upset because of: possible troll activity, or contents of report?
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Troll, there was one that kept popping up all night long and kept getting thrown off using three different names. Suspect this might be him showing back up again... Respectfully, SUNLINER81 |
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From the report: From the report: To qualify for the benefit a veteran has to have served at least 1 day of active duty service post-9/11 and have remaining months of education entitlement. Any remaining Chapter 30 or 1607 entitlement can be converted into this new education benefit.
I do not agree with the caveat (in bold) that one must have remaining entitlement under the previous Ch 30 or 1607 entitlement. Why not simply provide the benefit straight up for serving post 9-11? |
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I was getting very tired of repeating myself:
If the billion's of dollars the DoD spends on recruitment is added to the GI Bill, the GI Bill would become the strongest and only recruitment incentive that is needed. This would create a GI Bill equal to that of WWII veterans. This would give many more individuals the incentive to enlist, and our troops more incentive to re-enlist. Unless the veteran is physically disabled, waiting until this “mission is accomplished” to receive their GI bill education; would give the VA the time needed to become fully funded, staffed, and able to provide proper medical care without having to over medicate our new generation of Veterans. Being overmedicated defeats the purpose of a quality education. |
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