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These federal benefits include education benefits and laws that protect military service member’s rights. There are federal benefits that are for the exclusive use of Active-Duty military and members of the National Guard and Reserve. Today roughly half of Bowling Green State University’s student Veteran population uses the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Most of these education benefits are designed to be used after a Veterans separates form the military. These benefits have grown to not only include the GI Bill but also programs designed specifically for disabled Veterans, Reserve, and National Guardsmen. Since World War II nearly 21 million Veterans have used in one form or another the GI Bill (McGrevey & Kehrer, 2009). The GI Bill saw another increase in 2008 with the Post 9/11 GI Bill which greatly expanded the education benefits for Veterans and their families. In 1984 the GI Bill was revamped once again, which became known as the Montgomery GI Bill, in order to meet the rising cost of education and the needs of Veterans (Need Citation). The Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 increased the monthly allotment used to pay for school to Veterans. This bill was later revamped with the Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966 which gave benefits to combat and peace time Veterans. This bill, then known as the GI Bill, gave Veterans who saw combat money to go to school. This all began with the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944.
#AFFECTUS RENAISSANCE SERIES#
Since the End of World War II the United State government has given Veterans the ability to seek higher education in the form or a series of education assistance programs commonly referred to as the GI Bill.