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Since 1997, the VFW has been lobbying Congress to update the 20-year-old peacetime Montgomery GI Bill with 21st century tuition realities. The VFW did this by testifying at more than 40 congressional committee hearings, through hundreds of VFW Legislative Committee member visits to every House and Senate office in Washington and within their home states, and through the grassroots lobbying effort of 2.3 million VFW and Auxiliary members at 8,300 VFW Posts nationwide.
Although the Montgomery GI Bill was good peacetime legislation, it only paid about 70 percent of the average cost of today's public tuitions, and barely 30 percent at private schools.
VFW service officers are key in helping veterans and their dependents file for educational benefits. The are expert advisors and the veteran's best advocate in obtaining government-entitled benefits. Service officers can answer eligibility questions, explain benefits and will provide expert assistance in filing your application to enroll in the Post-9/11 GI Bill program.
To find a service officer, click here
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