On May 13, 10:21=A0am, Hothead McCain <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "...Proposed GI Bill for Veterans =3D3F a Source of Controversy
> By Andrew Duncan
> 12:53, May 12th 2008
>
> Veterans are not surprised to find that George W. Bush and John McCain
opp=
ose Senator Jim Webb's new G.I. Bill. G.I. Bill S22. The Post-9/11
Veterans =
Educational Assistance Act, authored by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va, will increase
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ounding for educational aid received by veterans, but it will revise the
all=
ocation methods. The bill would drastically upgrade the Montgomery G.I.
Bill=
; their plan is to offer most veterans who serve in the war compensation
for=
the most expensive
> public schools in their state, but also a living stipend.
>
> Sen. John McCain opposes the bill, saying the measure could hurt
retention=
in a time of war. McCain, along with Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., and
Sen. =
Richard Burr, R-N.C., introduced his own plan, which would encourage
troops =
to stay in the military because it would increase benefits more for troops
w=
ho serve 12 years or more.
>
> "McCain, Graham and Burr want to reward members. If they serve longer,
the=
y get increased benefit," said Kevin Bishop, spokesman for Senator Lindsay
G=
raham.
>
> The Montgomery G.I. Bill was initially projected as e set of rules
designe=
d to help veterans assimilate into civilian life; the law's key points
were =
education and training, loan guaranty for homes, farms or business, and
unem=
ployment pay. Millions of veterans had the chance of redemption after they
r=
eturned from World War II. In 1947, veterans accounted for 49 percent of
col=
lege admissions; in eight years, the number increased to 7.8 million of 16
m=
illion World War II
> veterans.
>
> Webb and others said the education of veterans is an investment and the
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untry's troops deserve a good education when they return home. =A0..."
>
> http://www.enews20.com/news_Proposed_GI_Bill_for_Veterans_a_Source_of...
good god man! if we made it financially possible for people to quit
the military rather than reenlist, we wouldn't be able to surge!
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