But, in todays media environment, do you really think it will fly for some VA administrator to hose soldiers/sailors out of their benefits??? I sure don't. I think everyone can rest safe knowing that they have been given a great deal.
I never thought hosing a veteran out of benefits should fly. They had to prove it to me and they did.
There is no such thing as a good deal -
until the check clears.Rest safe? Not while Congress is in session and elections are coming.
We were promised $445 a month for 45 months plus $60 per dependent. It sounds paltry, but to put it in the present day we'll inflate that by the CPI from 1975 to present...(stand back folks - its a nuke with a calculator...)
That comes to $1851.72 for 45 months plus $249.67 per dependent.
I had a wife and a daughter - so in my case the benefit should have been $105,797.70 in todays dollars.
Not quite Harvard, but with a scholarship and a grant, it wasn't unheard of.
Have you figured out why they cancelled it?
Had 2 million Vietnam Era veterans used it, the tab would have been 211,595,400,000.
Admittedly - 211 Billion is a tad steep for any non-welfare program benefit.
The DoD can make these promises (that it hands off to an under funded VA) only if the benefits are not easily utilized. Hence the professional and timely manner that GI Bill benefit claims are processed and paid. They're hoping the exasperated and broke veteran will drop out - and try something else.
Private Forrest Gump: "...they said it was a million dollar wound, but the Army must keep that,
I've never seen a penny of that money..."