I have recently retired from the navy after 4 years of active duty and 16 good years of reserve duty. I am not disabled. I have been told that if I retire from the same state I entered from that my state (Alabama) would pay for some portion of my children's college. But I cannot find via the internet sources that this is the case. Can anyone help me or direct me to find the real answer to this?

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Here's the info you requested. Sgt D

Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Scholarship Program

This program is administered by the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and is governed by the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 31-6-1. The veteran must meet the following qualifications to establish eligibility of his/her dependents:

Military Service: The veteran must have honorably served at least 90 or more days of continuous active federal military service or honorably discharged by reason of service-connected disability after serving less than 90 days.

Disability Requirements:

The veteran must be rated 20% or more due to service-connected disabilities or have held the qualifying rating at the time of death or

be a former prisoner of war (POW) or

declared missing in action (MIA) or

died as the result of a service-connected disability or

died while on active military service in the line of duty.

Residency Requirements: The veteran must have been a permanent civilian resident of the State of Alabama for at least one year immediately prior to (a) the initial entry into active military service or (b) any subsequent period of military service in which a break in service occurred and the Alabama civilian residency was established.

Permanently service-connected veterans rated at 100% may qualify after establishing at least five years of permanent residency in Alabama prior to filing of an application or immediately prior to death, if deceased.

Dependent: Child, stepchild, spouse or un-remarried widow(er).

Entitlement: Four standard academic years or part-time equivalent at any Alabama state-supported institution of higher learning or a prescribed course of study at any Alabama state-supported technical school without payment of any tuition, required textbooks or laboratory fees.

Exception: A spouse or un-remarried widow(er) of a veteran who is rated 20 - 90% due to service-connected disabilities are only entitled to two standard academic years without payment of tuition, required textbooks and laboratory fees or a prescribed technical course not to exceed 18 months of training.

Widow(er) forfeits benefits upon remarriage. Spouse forfeits benefits upon divorce from veteran in which the spouse derived their eligibility.

These entitlements may be applied at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Age Deadline: The child or stepchild must initiate training prior to their 26th birthday. Age 30 deadline may apply in certain situations.

There is no age deadline for submission of the application by the spouse or un-remarried widow(er).

Application Assistance: Our Veterans Service Officers maintain an office in each county of the State. They can furnish information and assist in filing your application. Their office is located in the county courthouse or in the immediate vicinity. You may received additional information by writing: Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, P.O. Box 1509, Montgomery, Alabama 36102-1509.

read and heed!!
my youngest went to the University of North Carolina on a full four year scholarship (many)

Marine Corps association, 1st Mar Div Assn, Military order of purple heart, and many many others over 25k per year

and he received 475.00 a month from va for my service and va rating

dont kid yourself there is enough free money out there that your child has no excuse for not going to college