On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:05:51 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:57:19 -0500, John H.
wrote:



Yes, the contribution is $100 per month for the first 12 months. That was
instituted to get soldiers 'vested' and interested so they would actually
use the benefits. So they pay $1200 and in return get a little over
$39,600. Not a bad investment, if they use it.


That's a lot better than I understood it to be back when.

--Vic

Actually, I don't know what the total entitlement was for Vietnam era vets.
I used the hell out of the GI Bill, but it was for master's programs at
night school. I was never a full time student on the GI Bill, so they
reimbursed only the actual tuition expenses.

I went to college on the Army's 'Undergraduate Degree Completion Program'
which was a hell of a good deal. The Army paid my salary, with allowances,
all the tuition and book costs, and gave me an additional $100 a month for
typing, paper, etc. That was a way to get officers with only a high school
education a degree.
--
John H