Home > Military > Hampton Roads Recon 
« The skipper brings it home | Main | VA reaching out to women veterans » Sen. Webb marks three-year anniversary of G.I. Bill 
The Post-9/11 G.I. Bill was signed into law three years ago on June 30, offering returning service members up to three years of education benefits, including tuition, fees and a monthly housing allowance.
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., introduced the legislation on his first day in office. Since then, more than 875,000 students have applied to receive benefits and more tahn 500,000 students have enrolled in classes.using the bill's benefits.
"The United States has never erred when it has made substantial new investments in higher education and job training -- and its veterans," said Webb in a statement marking the three-year anniversary. "Educated veterans not only have an easier transition and readjustment experience, but they boast higher income levels, which in the long run increase tax revenues."
Posted by Hugh Lessig on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 04:50 PM Permalink | Linking Blogs
About the Author 
Hugh Lessig joined the Daily Press in 1997 as the Hampton city reporter. He spent eight years in Richmond covering state politics and the administrations of three Virginia governors. A native of eastern Pennsylvania, he has spent 27 years in the news business as a reporter or editor. Hampton Roads Military on Facebook
Hugh Lessig's Twitter
Follow Hugh Lessig on Twitter @ hlessigRelated ContentMilitary News on dailypress.com
Recent Posts Search Hampton Roads Recon:
VA reaching out to women veterans Sen. Webb marks three-year anniversary of G.I. Bill The skipper brings it home Fleet Forces and 2nd Fleet conducting crisis exercise A very cool summer camp -- 1940s style B-17 crashes in Illinois. All safe Gov. McDonnell's statement on D-Day USS Mahan returns Wednesday Should we be afraid of China's new aircraft carrier? Well ... Fighting the war on terror? There's an App for that.
Subscribe to this blog's feed [RSS 2.0] [What's this?] Recent Comments Categories Archives July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 
Terms of Service Advertise Daily Press Jobs Customer Service Subscribe Privacy Policy Baltimore Sun Chicago Tribune Daily Press Hartford Courant LA Times Orlando Sentinel Sun Sentinel The Morning Call The Virginia Gazette Daily Press, 7505 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23607
DM_addEncToLoc("Site", (s.server));DM_addEncToLoc("channel", (s.channel));DM_addEncToLoc("keyword", (s.prop3));DM_cat(s.hier1);DM_tag();
No comments:
Post a Comment