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Category: Education

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August 21, 2020

Answers to Veterans’ Benefits Questions Just a Click Away with CalVet’s Updated Resource Book

CalVet Veterans Resource Book

Are you a service member or among the nearly 1.6 million veterans living in California? Do you want to buy a home? Do you want to return to school or find a new career in the civilian world? Do you need help navigating the VA’s medical system, or need information about any of your other […]

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July 31, 2020

College Foundation Provides Textbooks to Vets

College Textbooks for Veterans

Ventura College Foundation’s Jerry Arellano Veteran Resource Center Library Program received $59,000 in new funding to provide textbook stipends to U.S. veterans attending the college. Veterans will be given up to $250 per semester for two semesters. In return for receiving the stipend, recipients must donate at least one of the books bought with the […]

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March 25, 2020

Veterans’ GI Bill Benefits to Continue During COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus GI Bill; Transferring GI Bill Benefits; Veterans Benefits and Transition Act; Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act

Student Veterans will continue to receive their GI Bill benefits under S. 3503, which President Trump signed into law March 21. The law enables VA to continue providing the same level of education benefits to students having to take courses online due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The law gives VA temporary authority to continue GI Bill payments uninterrupted […]

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January 25, 2019

Trump Recently Signed Two Veterans Bills into Law. Here’s How They’ll Affect You.

Coronavirus GI Bill; Transferring GI Bill Benefits; Veterans Benefits and Transition Act; Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act

On its way out the door, the 115th Congress passed a pair of bills aimed at improving education and other aspects of the transition from military to civilian life. Now that President Trump’s signature has made them law, here’s what the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act and the Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Actmean for veterans and […]

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October 1, 2018

JC Oberst: Veterans Advised to Use Their Educational Benefits Wisely

Coronavirus GI Bill; Transferring GI Bill Benefits; Veterans Benefits and Transition Act; Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act

One of the most coveted benefits service members earn for serving in today’s military is the Post 9/11 GI Bill educational benefits. The educational benefits were extended in the Forever GI Bill that went into effect in 2017 for veterans who left the military after Jan. 1, 2013. The bill removed the time limit on using […]

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August 27, 2018

Forever GI Bill/Colmery Act Allows More Reserve Service to Qualify for Education Benefits Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill

Post-9/11 GI Bill for Reservists

Reservists called up for active duty will soon qualify for increased Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits if they meet certain requirements. The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act, also known as the “Forever GI Bill,” was passed by Congress and signed into law last August. The Forever GI Bill expands education benefits for some members of […]

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August 20, 2018

Forever GI Bill Changes the Way VA Reimburses for Tests, Certifications, and Licensing Exams

Forever GI Bill True Cost Charges

Do you need to take as the SAT, GRE, LSAT, a licensing certification, or even a journeyman or other employment-related test? Your GI Bill® can help you cover the fees, and the Forever GI Bill can make it a more useful option. If you’re a Veteran or service member using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to pay for your education […]

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August 3, 2018

Lawmakers Demand Pentagon Drops GI Bill Transfer Limits

Coronavirus GI Bill; Transferring GI Bill Benefits; Veterans Benefits and Transition Act; Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 83 House lawmakers are blasting a Defense Department plan to change rules on troops transferring their GI Bill benefits to dependents, calling it unfair and devastating for military morale. “Once a service member meets the requirements for transferring Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to an eligible family member, we must uphold […]

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May 7, 2018

JC Oberst: This Month, We Pause to Honor our Military

Military Appreciation Month

This month’s Bravo Zulu goes to our men and women in the military defending our nation. May is Military Appreciation Month. The military is in our backyard at Naval Base Ventura County. According to the base website, there are about 80 commands with a base population of more than 19,000 personnel. Commands that work on the base encompass […]

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April 6, 2018

5 Critical Questions to Ask Before You Go to College

Forever GI Bill; Questions to Ask Before Going to College

You’re leaving the military and ready to go to college, armed with some very generous education benefits. So what now? If you’re like most other transitioning service members, you have a lot of questions about when to start researching colleges, what school to attend and what subject to study. We asked a team of higher […]

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February 12, 2018

Register Now: Find Out How VA Education Benefit Changes Impact You

Forever GI Bill; Questions to Ask Before Going to College

#ExploreVA Facebook Live Event: VA Education Benefit Changes Feb. 15, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST Add to Calendar The Colmery Act (also known as the Forever GI Bill) brings changes to VA education benefits. Do you know how they might impact you? Join us for a Facebook Live event featuring Robert M. Worley II, VA’s […]

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January 13, 2018

Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program Seeks Applicants

Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship Program

SAN FRANCISCO – Wells Fargo & Co. and Scholarship America announced today they are accepting applications for the 2018 Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship and Wells Fargo Veterans Emergency Grant Programs. In 2016, Wells Fargo committed $2 million over a four-year period to fund the programs and help veterans and spouses of veterans with disabilities succeed […]

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January 12, 2018

Veterans Continue to Succeed in Higher Education

Student Veterans of America

To kick off 2018, thousands of student Veterans and their supporters convened in San Antonio, Texas, for the annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) conference. The conference lasted two and half days, providing breakout sessions and keynotes to help inspire student Veterans to continue their success in higher education and to nurture their Veteran groups […]

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October 30, 2017

Ventura College Program Helps Veterans Go to School

Ventura College; Ventura College Foundation; William and Helen Scarpino Veterans Promise Program

The Ventura College Foundation is duplicating its Promise Program — this time for veterans. The William and Helen Scarpino Veterans Promise Program is a donor-funded four-year pilot program for active-duty service members and veterans that will cover the first-year costs of enrollment fees for qualifying students, allowing these students to reserve their GI Bill for […]

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