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16 Weeks to 24 Days
May 7th, 2010
Last year, May 1st, when you were first able to enroll in the Post 9/11 GI Bill, the average processing time was about 16 weeks; today, the processing time is about 24 days – oh, what a difference a year makes.
Continuing students, who have registered for the Fall 2010 semester, have already started to receive their book stipends ($41.67 per semester hour, up to $1000 per year), and the colleges are receiving the tuition payments! Remarkable!
A reminder, if you are taking summer classes – remember the break pay issue. Any break of less than 56 days, and you do not tell the VA to stop the BAH payment, you will continue to receive BAH – when you receive the BAH during your break, it reduces your future tuition benefit payments – so, if you have 36 total months of benefit and take a single break payment of BAH, you will only have 35 months of tuition. It really becomes a problem over Christmas break, but can hurt some unsuspecting summer class attendees just the same.
Speaking of the Basic Allowance for Housing payment, the 2010 rates have yet to be updated for payment by the VA – you more than likely are still receiving the 2009 rate – just know, that you will be getting back payment for the difference once they get this issue resolved.
Overall, BZ to the VA! You have made great strides over this past year in processing and servicing those in the Post 9/11 GI-Bill – thank you!
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