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Cole posted:Its free money. I'll be as hooah as Audie fuckin Murphy for a few grand. Zeris posted:Idiot this is the highest ratio of time invested to money earned you will ever face in your lifetime. All right, fine, you sold me.
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Oneday for Life posted:So if I decided to join the Reserves the day after I end Active Duty in order to continue to get health insurance and $350 extra bucks a month, do I still count as being in the military or do I count as Veteran? Will I be able to claim full 9/11 benefits or will it be as if I was still in the military? You count as a veteran and in the military for whichever purposes you need, with a few exceptions. You can get full GI Bill and you also get a real CAC card for discounts and base access.
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Got my free money notification in the mail today. Don't even owe any more time on my current service obligation.
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I was just informed by the finance office at University of Montana that they will be fully complying with the new veterans receive in state tuition to continue receiving public funding law (HR 3230 I think?) by July 1st 2015, which is excellent. Only three more months to go until freedom and waiting for fall semester. Edit: Found it. H.R 3230 Sec. 702. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher learning for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans. Ptolemaeus fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Jan 14, 2015 |
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Oneday for Life posted:So if I decided to join the Reserves the day after I end Active Duty in order to continue to get health insurance and $350 extra bucks a month, do I still count as being in the military or do I count as Veteran? Will I be able to claim full 9/11 benefits or will it be as if I was still in the military? Fair warning: You will pay 205$/month for healthcare that is not as good as active duty healthcare.
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KetTarma posted:Fair warning: You will pay 205$/month for healthcare that is not as good as active duty healthcare. That's the family plan. Individual Tricare Reserve is like $50 and you can't beat that.
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It's almost impossible to beat $200 for a family plan, either. CHCBP (basically like tricare standard for separating vets) was over $800 a month when I got out in 2012.
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Jan 17, 2015 19:02
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You can claim unemployment in the reserves.
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Jan 17, 2015 19:10
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Everything about unemployment is state dependent.
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Godholio posted:Everything about unemployment is state dependent. I'm aware.
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If I get a chance to study abroad next summer, I don't think the GI Bill pays the extra costs. Are there any ways to get those covered or do I need to save up?
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blue squares posted:If I get a chance to study abroad next summer, I don't think the GI Bill pays the extra costs. Are there any ways to get those covered or do I need to save up? The plane ticket will most likely be you. Although, you seem like a resourceful guy. Have you considered selling YA transwereotter erotica fiction on the Amazon Kindle store? That's a genre in dying need of a fresh, exciting voice.
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Pat Tillman window is Feb 3rd - Mar 3rd. http://pattillmanfoundation.org/apply-to-be-a-scholar/ I have no experience applying but I am going to apply. I have applied to 9 MFA writing programs and had my application materials reviewed by about a half dozen people so I think I've got a shot at it. I am happy to review / edit anyone else's materials or give them ideas. Yes, my writing is better than my posting. If you're thinking of applying, start immediately: Thinking of who you will ask to be your Character recommendation from a third-party (letter of recommendation, basically). Community service? Former teacher? Civilian boss? Also get ready to dig up: Two photos from military service or with your spouse and I hope you can pass a background check. Source: http://pattillmanfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/ptf_onesheet_application2015.pdf Zeris fucked around with this message at 21:42 on Jan 22, 2015 |
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What's the rules as far as what's considered "in-state tuition" for a public university grad school program that doesn't receive any state funding (i.e., everyone pays the same tuition, regardless of residency status)? I'd assume you would only get the national max for a private institution (think it's around $20k per year now), since in this case paying the tuition straight up would be drat near $40K a year. It's a relative moot point with yellow ribbon but I was just wondering.
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iyaayas01 posted:What's the rules as far as what's considered "in-state tuition" for a public university grad school program that doesn't receive any state funding (i.e., everyone pays the same tuition, regardless of residency status)? What do you mean "the rules?" If the in-state and out-of-state prices are the same and above the state cap, you just pay that price, unless you get Yellow Ribbon. They aren't obligated to make it any cheaper for you if nobody is paying less than sticker. I've come up on that several times looking at medical schools. The thing that sucks is that they only have to consider you in-state for tuition, as opposed to tuition and preferential in-state acceptance, as far as I've seen. I would love to be able to apply in-state for Texas or California state medical schools.  EDIT: It appears I could be wrong: Maximum Reimbursement Public School All Tuition & Fee Payments for an in-State Student Private or Foreign School Up to $19,198.31 per academic year National Maximum (see next table for exceptions) I thought the cap applied to public schools too, but it looks different now than the last time I looked, so I don't really know. TheQuietWilds fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Jan 27, 2015 |
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I should really know this by now, however I still have to ask: Should I have gotten a full bah payment today for being full time, full month of classes? Or was the partial bah payment I got with my book stipend all I get until March? Post 9/11 100% GI bill eligible.
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second best sponge posted:I should really know this by now, however I still have to ask: Is this your first post 9/11 deposit? If so, it could be screwy. Keep checking ebenefits for additional payments.
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second best sponge posted:I should really know this by now, however I still have to ask: Did you start school on January 1st? Or start your semester in late December?
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classes started January 11th. I got two deposits from the va in my bank account around that time, books and a partial bah (i think). i was hoping to receive a full bah payment feb 2nd for the month of feb, since I already got my partial for January. second best sponge fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Feb 3, 2015 |
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You'll get paid on the 27th for the full month of Feb. It's always the last working day* *funds are actually released a day early. Depending on your bank you may be paid 12:01 the 26th.
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The Pat Tilman window opened today, I am still willing to help anyone here with their applications who asks me. It's for any undergrad or grad degree, doesn't matter if you're halfway done or starting this year.
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Zeris posted:The Pat Tilman window opened today, I am still willing to help anyone here with their applications who asks me. It's for any undergrad or grad degree, doesn't matter if you're halfway done or starting this year. Sucks you gotta be a full time student
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Vasudus posted:You'll get paid on the 27th for the full month of Feb. It's always the last working day* Thanks. I thought so but I wasn't sure. I'm working full time while taking classes so I'm not hard up for money, I just like having more of it sooner.
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Got my free money today. Feels good.
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So, my university forces freshmen to live in the dorms for their first 30 credit hours. Through my fafsa awarded money from the university, my grant and scholarship money should cover the cost of the dorms and meal plan. Will I still receive BAH and can I just pocket it for booze money? Thanks.
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Ptolemaeus posted:So, my university forces freshmen to live in the dorms for their first 30 credit hours. Through my fafsa awarded money from the university, my grant and scholarship money should cover the cost of the dorms and meal plan. Will I still receive BAH and can I just pocket it for booze money? Thanks. You should really look into this "rule" a bit further, as it sounds like a blanket statement that your university has targeted towards traditional 18 year old freshmen. You will be taking a large financial hit if you pay for dorm housing and a meal plan. Also, I don't know your age or background, but do you really want to be the old person living among a bunch of kids? This is university-dependent, but you should consider that even if you are only 24 years old your classmates will probably perceive you as being approximately 35. Just make a call to housing and tell them you won't be living in the dorm because you are a regular adult. Edit to add: You will still receive BAH if you live in the dorms, but it's not worth the cost. sharkbomb fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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I'm 27 and my classmates all think I'm in my early 20s.
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Cole posted:I'm 27 and my classmates all think I'm in my early 20s. I'm skeptical about that, but I guess it depends on the school environment and the individual veteran -- I started playing intramural soccer this semester and was told I look like I'm 30 (I'm 27). Regardless, living in a dorm is a terrible decision unless someone feels truly compelled to develop a social circle that skews towards the 'can't buy booze yet' demographic and is willing to overpay housing/living costs for it.
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Don't live in the dorms. Start calling people and don't stop til you get a waiver or the university president tells you to gently caress off.
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sharkbomb posted:You should really look into this "rule" a bit further, as it sounds like a blanket statement that your university has targeted towards traditional 18 year old freshmen. You will be taking a large financial hit if you pay for dorm housing and a meal plan. Also, I don't know your age or background, but do you really want to be the old person living among a bunch of kids? This is university-dependent, but you should consider that even if you are only 24 years old your classmates will probably perceive you as being approximately 35. Yeah I definitely am doing everything I can to get waivered out of it. I am just planning worst case scenario, they do have a veterans "living community" on a floor in the dorms for upperclassmen that they waive the credit/gpa requirement for. So, at least I will be around a bunch of likely bitter jaded late 20's like myself instead of young kids. The thought of getting out and going straight into another barracks scenario is pretty much my worst nightmare though.
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The most important thing is to do very well in school. Being a vet and having a good gpa in a useful field is such an advantage in some places like holy poo poo. It's highly suspect that being in a dorm/barracks will really permit that. Dorms are horrible poo poo.
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Vasudus posted:The most important thing is to do very well in school. Being a vet and having a good gpa in a useful field is such an advantage in some places like holy poo poo. Nobody has ever asked me for my GPA in a job interview. The only thing it'll probably affect is admission to grad school, but even then they won't give a poo poo if you have a few years of work experience under your belt.
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psydude posted:Nobody has ever asked me for my GPA in a job interview. The only thing it'll probably affect is admission to grad school, but even then they won't give a poo poo if you have a few years of work experience under your belt. If your resume has cum laude / summa cum laude, that will look nice. It can't hurt.
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psydude posted:Nobody has ever asked me for my GPA in a job interview. The only thing it'll probably affect is admission to grad school, but even then they won't give a poo poo if you have a few years of work experience under your belt. The Feds and some state govs do. It's hilariously stupid but they do. You also need a good gpa to get a chance at good internships, too. NYC finance internships for example will wipe their rear end with an application under 3.75.
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I just checked tonight and realized it, so I haven't really gotten to the bottom of it, but is there any obvious reason why I wouldn't have gotten my GI Bill housing allowance this month? I'm thinking I hosed up something with the new year and didn't re-submit some form I didn't know or remember about, maybe? I knew it should only be a partial payment, since I've only been in school since the middle of the month, but I should have gotten something.
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Vasudus posted:The Feds and some state govs do. It's hilariously stupid but they do. Yea you need above a 3.5 GPA to start as a GS-7 or even to qualify for some fed jobs at all. I got like a 3.501 in school and I've been getting referrals and interviews for federal jobs partly because of it. Don't slack off!
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Tautologicus posted:Yea you need above a 3.5 GPA to start as a GS-7 or even to qualify for some fed jobs at all. I got like a 3.501 in school and I've been getting referrals and interviews for federal jobs partly because of it. Don't slack off! GS-7 only requires a 3.0. Your veteran's preference rating is going to play more into you getting referred and interviewed for a federal job than your GPA, because referrals are based upon your score on the selection test (which is augmented by your veteran's preference) and the number of keywords that the machine picks up on. And if you're getting a 3.5 in a STEM degree, you're wasting your skill working for the Feds, anyway. psydude fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Feb 8, 2015 |
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Average undergrad GPA for most schools is a 2.7 FYI. Yeah it takes into account a bunch of poo poo that doesn't matter in practice but regardless, it's important enough if you don't have the experience to compensate.
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Just trying to get a straight answer here: I have a poo poo bachelors from university of Phoenix that I got before I joined. I've got 9 years active duty time as of now. If I get out-will the post 9/11 let me get a bachelors from a legit loving school in a completely different category? I have an accounting degree-wanting to switch to some kind of engineering degree.
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