At 9:14am on December 18, 2009, Laura Person said…
Some Schools Offer to Defer Tuition Charges
December 13, 2009
According to most recent reports thousands of veteran students are still feeling the economic impact from delayed Post-9/11 GI Bill payments. The delayed benefit payments are affecting veteran’s ability to pay their rent and buy food, books, and other essentials. In addition, the delayed benefit means that the colleges and universities are also not being paid. It appears that despite the known issues with GI Bill payment delays some some schools are placing veterans on academic hold until the VA pays the tuition bill.
Note: Academic hold normally means students are not able to receive grades or register for the next semester until their bills are paid. This compounds an already stressful situation.
Thankfully, many veteran friendly colleges and universities are doing what they can to help veterans by setting up loan programs or deferring tuition charges on a case-by-case basis. In addition, a few schools have made it an official policy to defer tuition charges for all veterans using their GI Bill benefits. One such school, the University of Phoenix, announced their 60-day deferment policy in August right after the Post-9/11 GI Bill went into effect.
If you are thinking about starting school anytime soon, be sure to ask your school official if the school has a policy in place to help defer your tuition cost until the GI Bill kicks in.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours too! Got back on Sunday from Tucson (Thanksgiving) and opening our Texas winter home. Came home for Christmas and will go back on New Years Eve. I missed my granddaughters, of course, and I've spent a lot of time with them this week. Aren't granddaughters wonderful?! Since I'll be gone for three months, I will really miss them! Mike has to fly home several times for work, so he'll see them. Of course, their dad will try to get here from GL, too. He's taken on more duty than just instructor--having to do with snow removal! Don't even know if he'll get home for Christmas. Again, a blessed Christmas to you!
How wonderful you're going to Houston to see that baby! Too bad I'll just be passing through. We packed about 165 boxes last Sunday with the Marine Moms, plus two banks are preparing boxes. I'm thinking Valentines Day might be the time for more. Thanks for asking. The Purple Heart? He hit an IED last May. His knees are permanently damaged and though he can pass PT, he's in pain most of the time. The Navy doc at GL says he'll sign off on it, but there's some paper he needs from the Army. It's a quagmire of lost paperwork between the Army and the Navy. We just want to make sure he'll have care when he gets out of the Navy someday.
I, too, have been so busy I haven't been here for awhile. My dad broke his femur in the hip area, but is on the mend after surgery at the VA last month. Yesterday he insisted on standing from his wheelchair during the National Anthem. I got to be his confirmation sponsor in September--at age 88 he became a Catholic! We're still working on getting Andy his Purple Heart. It seems it's a paperwork problem between the Army and the Navy. The fun stuff--I'm Andy's oldest's Brownie leader and also take both girls to dance classes now. Next week though I leave for Houston to visit my brother, then drive to Tucson to meet my husband at his mom's for Thanksgiving. He and I will go back to our winter home in Texas till mid December when we come home for Christmas, then back to Texas. Politics (Ft. Hood and Afghanistan) make me sick! Hope all is well with you and yours. (When I get to Texas I'll have more time for the internet!)
Thanks for asking! We took the granddaughters to Tucson for three weeks, visiting the Kansas City highland games and Pike's Peak on the way. Their dad's leave started a week after we left, and he was able to join us for some of the visit to grandma's house in Tucson. We had a wonderful time with family there! Came home and volunteered for the John Deere Golf Classic for about a week and a half. Next week I'm a volunteer in the Honor Flight office here. Always something going on! The son seems to be doing well. He adopted a part chihuahua in Dallas on his way home that he named Tex, so he's not alone now! How are you doing? Your sailors?
Welcome Laura, I did not realize that you just joined AECF group! Love to hear more about your FC. Ours is close to wrapping up C school and just got orders to a ship out of Hawaii. This same sailor was born in Japan...where his dad was an FC for 10 years. We had great fun during our Navy days and only hope that our son enjoys it as well. May I ask where your son is stationed and which system is he working with?
Laura ,
My son owns the Tap House Grille. The one in Glen Ellyn is run by the franchise but if you will just deviate your meeting to the Tap House grille in Westmont(about 8 miles away) I can guarantee you a BETTER visit. My son will meet you at either one but since he owns the one in Westmont outright you visit we be MUCH more enjoyable....Debi Patragas(I notified Ruth Davis of this info)
Hi Laura: I ordered some very recently from scrapbookerscloset.com very reasonable I thought..I had seen a 12 x 12 pad of pages at a local store for about $16.00 and found them on here for $7.99 so I ordered 2! they came and are very nice. Also creativeimaginations.com search military instead of Navy for a better selection on both sites. My daughter has been in for 6 1/2 years and was given two Navy scrapbooks a very long time ago and decided this is the year I'm going to do them. I'm going hopefully to see a friend who has been doing scrapbooking for a long time to help me get started, I have rubber stamped for several years and this will be my first scrapbook project. I have already started collecting pictures I want to use on a file on my computer so I can save them to a cd for when I'm ready to go get them printed.
Good Luck
Kathy
Did Jon get the fabric out to the post office? Did he tell you what color it is? What would really be way cool is if it matched my couch, and my favorite, beautiful, smart, funny, generous sister would be willing to share some with me for a few new covers for my couch throw pillows. Oh, and by the way, you'd have to make the covers too since I'm not nearly as talented and smart as you. That way, I too (Jon's favorite aunt) would have a piece of my favorite nephews Naval history in my livingroom.
I'm going to bring up Valentines day at our event on the 24th.
I read on Diane's page that your son is on the Chancellorsville? That was my son's first assignment! He was on the Chancellorsville when it was ported in Yokosuko, Japan for about a year. Then they did a crew swap with the Shiloh, and the Chancellorsville headed to San Diego. I guess that's where it's home port is still?
For the heck of it, I called him yesterday, picturing him just walking in the door with his seabag still on his shoulder. Of course, the line is still temporarily disconnected. I was just hoping.
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December 13, 2009
According to most recent reports thousands of veteran students are still feeling the economic impact from delayed Post-9/11 GI Bill payments. The delayed benefit payments are affecting veteran’s ability to pay their rent and buy food, books, and other essentials. In addition, the delayed benefit means that the colleges and universities are also not being paid. It appears that despite the known issues with GI Bill payment delays some some schools are placing veterans on academic hold until the VA pays the tuition bill.
Note: Academic hold normally means students are not able to receive grades or register for the next semester until their bills are paid. This compounds an already stressful situation.
Thankfully, many veteran friendly colleges and universities are doing what they can to help veterans by setting up loan programs or deferring tuition charges on a case-by-case basis. In addition, a few schools have made it an official policy to defer tuition charges for all veterans using their GI Bill benefits. One such school, the University of Phoenix, announced their 60-day deferment policy in August right after the Post-9/11 GI Bill went into effect.
If you are thinking about starting school anytime soon, be sure to ask your school official if the school has a policy in place to help defer your tuition cost until the GI Bill kicks in.
there's a meet and greet on Oct. 17th in Bloomington.
Join the Illinois N4M page and come meet us!
My son owns the Tap House Grille. The one in Glen Ellyn is run by the franchise but if you will just deviate your meeting to the Tap House grille in Westmont(about 8 miles away) I can guarantee you a BETTER visit. My son will meet you at either one but since he owns the one in Westmont outright you visit we be MUCH more enjoyable....Debi Patragas(I notified Ruth Davis of this info)
Good Luck
Kathy
I'm going to bring up Valentines day at our event on the 24th.
My name is Catherine the Admin and I want to thank you for joining us! To help you know the “Do’s and Don’ts” for the community- I wrote up a quick little ditty for you to read. So click here and read them (pretty please with a cherry on top because the rules are enforced)! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns afterwards- please don’t hesitate to contact me.
So, enjoy your time here and I'm looking forward (along with the community) to reading more about you. :D
Sincerely, Catherine
We are so glad you are here and look forward to hearing about your sailor This is is a great support group or all of you from boot camp to the fleet.
What is your sailor doing with the navy?
Welcome to Navy for moms, we're all here for one another. Feel free to write.
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Barbara
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