When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government’s best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation. But the benefit is hardly the “Government Issue,” one-size-fits-all standard the name implies. In fact, depending on where service members and veterans decide to attend college, they could receive a full ride, or very little.

Senate Passes GI Bill Education Expansion Legislation
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed an expansion to the GI Bill last week that aims to extend educational benefits to soldiers who have served more than three years in Iraq or Afghanistan.
The GI Bill, formally known as The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, originally eased the cost of ed… Click to read more