Legislative Calendar

Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release:
Genre: Veterans
ISBN:

The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill)

The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill)
Author: Cassandria Dortch
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2015-06-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781508699606

The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill)-enacted as Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-252) on June 30, 2008-is the newest GI Bill and went into effect on August 1, 2009. There were four main drivers for the Post-9/11 GI Bill: (1) providing parity of benefits for reservists and members of the regular Armed Forces, (2) ensuring comprehensive educational benefits, (3) meeting military recruiting goals, and (4) improving military retention through transferability of benefits. By FY2010, the program had the largest numbers of participants and the highest total obligations compared to the other GI Bills.