The improved GI is probably responsible for more GIs making it academically now

Submitted by Mark James (United States), Aug 8, 2009 at 15:52

Before 9-11, often GIs only received $8k for college tuition, barely enough for one year at many state schools. Now education benefits are similar to the post-WWII GI Bill that was actually adequate to get the GI somewhere academically. So the New GI bill may be what turns Mideast Studies around permanently: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/08/04/state/n171341D38.DTL&type=business Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, veterans who served after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are eligible for full tuition and fees for four years at a state university, a monthly housing stipend and up to $1,000 annually for books. Veterans who choose to attend a private institution or graduate program can receive aid up to the cost of in-state tuition charged at the state's most expensive public university. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/08/04/state/n171341D38.DTL&type=business#ixzz0NcgdyPKf

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