Post-9/11 GI Bill

The Great Depression sucked. Yep, we're really going out on a limb on that one.

One of the more overlooked reasons for that time sucking is the lack of benefits for U.S. veterans after WWI. Vets and friends-of-vets protested during the Great Depression, crying foul on the government for not helping a vet brother out.

Cue the Post-9/11 GI Bill, enacted in 2008. 9/11 was a kick in the government’s backside in more ways than one, but one included giving vets more bennies. In part, this Act was administered by the discovery and subsequent mass reporting on the shameful way in which vets have been treated through the modern era. Amazingly, nobody in that world (the morons running the vet hospital system from 2004-2015) has gone to jail. Maybe karma will come into play eventually.

Anyway, the bill gives educational and vocational benefits to military vets who have been on active duty for at least 90 days since 9/11/01. Don’t think there’s a sneaky get-in, get-out, get-bennies loophole here...you can only claim these benefits if you’re still active, or if you’ve been discharged honorably, or because of a service-related disability.

The Post-9/11 GI Bill gives vets assistance in getting a college education, vocational training, apprenticeship programs, licensing, and even flight training. How much you get in benefits depends on how much time you’ve served. There’s also a ceiling on how much you can get for different things. For instance, you can get 100% college tuition and fees covered, up to the national average.