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Good to know. Thanks! 
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HeyEng posted:I'm looking at switching from AD to ANG with 10 years in at time of separation. How do my Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits pay out in that situation? Is it the full 100% per my understanding of previous posts? Yes, 3+ years of AD time is 100%. Good news is that at 10 years AD time, you can transfer your time to dependents if you so choose. Cenen posted:When I went through basic in October 09 they had us fill out the GI bill paperwork and I got this one nagging memory thats been bothering me for awhile. Now this may be me misremembering something but I could have sworn we were giving the option of choosing between the montgomery or the post 9/11. Now the thing is I don't remember which I chose and sometimes it actually keeps me up thinking I may have skipped out on the post 9/11 for just the montgomery. No you probably did sign up for the MGIB because the paperwork is likely old as gently caress. Good news though, you can switch over when it's time to use the benefits as easily as clicking a button. And yes, as was answered already, you get 36 benefit months for you to use as you see fit. A month here, a year there, it doesn't matter.
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Jun 21, 2011 14:15
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Thank you so much for answering... I was worried since during the presentation they said we couldn't switch over and that we were stuck with whatever we had signed then and there for life. Its good to know I can just change it with a click of a button but how would I go about doing this or is it something I should only be more concerned about closer to the end?
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Jun 21, 2011 15:03
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Cenen posted:Thank you so much for answering... I was worried since during the presentation they said we couldn't switch over and that we were stuck with whatever we had signed then and there for life. Its good to know I can just change it with a click of a button but how would I go about doing this or is it something I should only be more concerned about closer to the end? Basically you go to gibill.va.gov, click on CH33 (Post 9/11) and you start the process for applying. After a few pages of the application you will have to relinquish any other GI bills that you are currently under, which is CH30 (MGIB). You complete the application and you get your certificate of eligibility as per normal in 2-4 weeks.
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Jun 21, 2011 15:08
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Exactly. I had to take a semester off while under the 9/11 bill, and I was able to start right up again. If you go to the same school you might not even have to refile your paperwork.
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Jun 21, 2011 16:11
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Vasudus posted:Yes, 3+ years of AD time is 100%. Good news is that at 10 years AD time, you can transfer your time to dependents if you so choose. This is something I've been curious about. I had 4 years active time, 3 of which went to SLRP, with a year to post-9/11. Since I'm in voc rehab, can I transfer my post 9/11 benefits to my wife for her grad school program? If so, can she use it while I'm receiving voc rehab?
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Jun 22, 2011 08:05
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Bit of a strange question: so after I have already done the whole CH33 thing and that's all set up, what if I applied to a different school (other than the one I put in my CH33 application) because I had a very stark realization on what exactly my interests are? Will the benefits package have to be reaccomplished?
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Jun 22, 2011 09:35
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CaptainBitchAlot posted:Bit of a strange question: so after I have already done the whole CH33 thing and that's all set up, what if I applied to a different school (other than the one I put in my CH33 application) because I had a very stark realization on what exactly my interests are? Will the benefits package have to be reaccomplished? No, what that does is give the VA data on where people want to go. Take your copy of your certificate of eligibility and keep it with you, and bring it to the new school that you want to go to. It's not a problem. Spongebob Tampax posted:This is something I've been curious about. I had 4 years active time, 3 of which went to SLRP, with a year to post-9/11. Since I'm in voc rehab, can I transfer my post 9/11 benefits to my wife for her grad school program? If so, can she use it while I'm receiving voc rehab? Only if you had 10 years equivalent AD time. Reserves/guard are half time, with I think a minimum of 6 years AD. So you can do 10 years AD and get it, or 6 AD/8 reserves, or 8/4, etc. Not 100% sure on the minimum AD req, but it's 10 years total.
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Jun 22, 2011 12:21
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Got my Army College Fund (kicker) backpay finally today. 9k retroactive, and they owe me an additional 1700 when Fall 2011 starts. I did a little jig, and I will update the OP on the process. Of getting the backpay, not of the jig. That was embarrassing and will never be repeated.
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Jun 22, 2011 15:08
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I got a question for one of my best friends. He got medically discharged from the Army when he got shot in his shoulder and gets about 80% disability. He tried to use his G.I bill to go to school but the VA said if he was to go to school or work his disability would go down to 30%. Is there any truth to that? And if there is, is there any way he can get around the system? Because right now he's pretty much hating life. All he does it drink himself stupid every single day because he has nothing better to do with his time/life. It's been a hassle for him fighting the VA to even get his 80% because he got out of the army with a purple heart, 20% mobility in his right arm, and 30% disability. Right now it seems like he just gave up on it and just content with drinking his life away.
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Jun 22, 2011 15:20
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Vasudus posted:Got my Army College Fund (kicker) backpay finally today. 9k retroactive, and they owe me an additional 1700 when Fall 2011 starts. Congrats! Surprise money is always the best kind of money. Question: Does the date on a certificate of eligibility matter? I got mine in 2008 before the IRR butt hosed my school plans and will be needing it in the Fall to start using my post 9/11 poo poo.
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Jun 22, 2011 15:20
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Kaliber posted:I got a question for one of my best friends. Who what now? That's pretty much the exact opposite of how the process works, at least for school. There isn't a reason in the world he can't go to school on either the GI Bill or Vocational Rehabilitation. Hell, Voc Rehab people bend over backwards to make sure that you get turned into a more productive (or at least better educated) individual. RichieHimself posted:Question: Does the date on a certificate of eligibility matter? I got mine in 2008 before the IRR butt hosed my school plans and will be needing it in the Fall to start using my post 9/11 poo poo. No, the date on the certificate is irrelevant so long as your GI Bill remained the same. If your percentage changed or you switched bills (from CH30/1606 -> CH33) you will need a new one, but time remaining in benefit months or the posting date of the certificate doesn't matter.
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Jun 22, 2011 15:37
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[quote="Vasudus"] Who what now? That's pretty much the exact opposite of how the process works, at least for school. There isn't a reason in the world he can't go to school on either the GI Bill or Vocational Rehabilitation. Hell, Voc Rehab people bend over backwards to make sure that you get turned into a more productive (or at least better educated) individual. Really? Cause the VA been giving him a hard time about it. He was telling me all he was able to do was the Voc Rehab. But that they only offered him lovely rear end jobs. He was dead set on going to school and they been telling him no. Not sure if the person he's working with is a piece of poo poo or what.
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Jun 22, 2011 18:34
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Kaliber posted:
Yeah I don't even know where to begin. Someone over there has it in for him.
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Jun 22, 2011 18:39
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How quickly does the Post 9/11 dollars pay out to the school and to the veteran from the start of the process?
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Jun 22, 2011 19:07
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HeyEng posted:How quickly does the Post 9/11 dollars pay out to the school and to the veteran from the start of the process? Assuming that you have your certificate of eligibility and DD214 provided, there is about a 5-7 business day delay from the moment the information is entered into VA-ONCE and the school gets paid. The veteran will get paid at the end of the benefit month.
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Jun 22, 2011 19:27
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Kaliber posted:Really? Cause the VA been giving him a hard time about it. He was telling me all he was able to do was the Voc Rehab. But that they only offered him lovely rear end jobs. He was dead set on going to school and they been telling him no. Not sure if the person he's working with is a piece of poo poo or what. Voc Rehab isn't even supposed to find you jobs?  Your friend may just be retarded and/or lazy. He could also be lying too. In any case. His best bet is to get in contact with a group like AmVets, American Legion, etc. They have people that can get your benefits sorted out. They understand the system and work with the same people at the VA all the time.
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Jun 22, 2011 20:00
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Vasudus posted:Got my Army College Fund (kicker) backpay finally today. 9k retroactive, and they owe me an additional 1700 when Fall 2011 starts. I just tried to picture you doing a jig and the thought made me laugh so hard I think I strained something.
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Jun 23, 2011 00:23
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Vasudus, off topic (kind of): Did you work for the VA at the school when the 9/11 bill first took effect in August 2009?
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Jun 23, 2011 02:23
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Rrail posted:Vasudus, off topic (kind of): Did you work for the VA at the school when the 9/11 bill first took effect in August 2009? Yeah and it was a loving bastard. Hooooooly poo poo. Nothing like having ~190 vets, to include me, getting the shaft on paychecks for three loving months.
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Jun 23, 2011 03:35
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Yah I was going to ask what kind of rage you dealt with.
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Jun 23, 2011 03:39
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renraku posted:Voc Rehab isn't even supposed to find you jobs? Yes, they are. Well, it's an option. They offer job placement, but mostly focus on getting you trained/educated so they can place you in a career later, not some bullshit $8/hr job. If you take a job outside of what they can scrounge up, they're cool with that too. Dude's getting railed by someone at the VA.
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Jun 23, 2011 17:51
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Spongebob Tampax posted:Yes, they are. Well, it's an option. They offer job placement, but mostly focus on getting you trained/educated so they can place you in a career later, not some bullshit $8/hr job. If you take a job outside of what they can scrounge up, they're cool with that too. Dude's getting railed by someone at the VA. The earlier question aside, how is one supposed to have higher than $8+ job without college? Are they talking about blue collar skills/training? Contracting?
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Jun 23, 2011 21:00
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There are plenty of jobs paying above $8/hr that don't require college.
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Jun 23, 2011 21:12
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MY WIFE makes 12 an hour without college. Admin assistant.
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Jun 23, 2011 22:03
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Move your discussion to the civ thread or something gents, I came home and saw the replies and thought there was something productive to be done.
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Jun 24, 2011 02:32
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Vasudus posted:Move your discussion to the civ thread or something gents, I came home and saw the replies and thought there was something productive to be done. True, sorry! Bring the bullshit talk to the civvie thread! So I'm getting pell grant, reserve pay, unemployment, Florida prepaid college plan my grandpa got me 7 years ago and post 9/11 in September. I am excited.
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Jun 24, 2011 08:49
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Jaysus posted:True, sorry! Bring the bullshit talk to the civvie thread! I thought you were staying in Seattle?
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Jun 24, 2011 09:59
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Rrail posted:I thought you were staying in Seattle? I am, but my grandpa is a Florida resident and he bought me a 2 year plan from Florida Prepaid before I graduated high school.
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Jun 24, 2011 10:01
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Jaysus posted:I am, but my grandpa is a Florida resident and he bought me a 2 year plan from Florida Prepaid before I graduated high school. There weather rules what a great summer to stay here and go to school. 
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Jun 24, 2011 10:10
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Rrail posted:There weather rules what a great summer to stay here and go to school. Seattle infinite winter chat itt Still waiting on WSU so I can plan the next move :/
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Jun 24, 2011 14:06
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All of my friends that graduated from WSU make like sub-3k a month, hope this helps with your decision.
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Jun 24, 2011 16:46
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Rrail posted:All of my friends that graduated from WSU make like sub-3k a month, hope this helps with your decision. I honestly could not survive on that. I was just an uneducated E-6.
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Jun 24, 2011 19:25
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I don't know how anyone does.
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Jun 24, 2011 19:43
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OK, so BAH. I was taking 7 credit hours last semester, one online and one physically attended. I got the equivalent fraction of BAH (7/12ths). Summer semester, I'm taking 6 credit hours, but apparently (according to our VA counselor, whose opinion I'm trusting less and less) 7 credit hours is full-time in summer, so I'm getting almost the whole deal. When I go back to fall semester and do 6 credit hours, I understand that my payment will drop. But, according to my counselor, I have to physically attend at least one class to get the BAH payment. Is that true?
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Jun 28, 2011 23:17
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GD_American posted:OK, so BAH. Yes. If you have 100% distance learning, before August 1st, you get absolutely nothing for BAH. After August 1st, assuming again 100% distance learning, you will get the national average of BAH which is ~673? I think a month. Being 6CR in the fall/spring is half time. Distance Learning BAH = .50*~673. If you take at least one class brick & mortar, BAH = .50*BAH of your zip. For accelerated classes under an 8, 5 or 3 week schedule, 3 credit hours is considered full time for the duration. I'm taking 9 credits over three sessions (3CR 5/31-6/30, 3CR 7/5-8/5, 3CR 8/8-8/19) so for the entire summer I am considered full time. edit: fixed BAH rate. I need to stop saying national BAH average is a thousand bucks. Vasudus fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Jun 28, 2011 |
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Jun 28, 2011 23:23
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That's E-5 with dependents rate, right? poo poo, at my zip that's 1080/month. Enough to make it a wash between half that and half the national average. If so, I might as well take two online classes (so I don't lose two days of overtime a week).
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Jun 28, 2011 23:28
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GD_American posted:That's E-5 with dependents rate, right? This is what I get for not proofreading. gibill.va.gov posted:Housing allowance is now payable to students (other than those on active duty) enrolled solely in distance learning. The housing allowance payable is equal to ½ the national average BAH for an E-5 with dependents. Which is also effective October 1, not August 1. I don't know why the gently caress I keep thinking the national average BAH is about a thousand bucks, but this is like the tenth time I've confused it.
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Jun 28, 2011 23:32
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Hmmm, poo poo. That'd mean a loss of August and September's BAH, plus a two-hundred dollar haircut per month after that. That's a vastly different story. I don't mind physically attending classes, I just get sick of hearing the snide comments from the boss when OT comes up and I have to go to school. He's actually really cool about it (I've never had to miss a class because of work), but he does get kind of passive-aggressive snipey.
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If you plan to get a Masters, is it better to wait till your Post 9/11 is used up before switching to Rehab or should I switch this fall? Basically, if I switch this fall, I don't know if Rehab will say "Sure...keep going all the way through your Masters" or if they will stop me once I'm done with my BS. Maybe its better to use up Post 9/11, then apply?
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