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Articles: Leaving Military: General

Visclosky bill would give vets 2nd chance to benefit

not found, Chesterton Tribune

Posted 7/7/2005

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-1st, is sponsoring legislation which would give active-duty military personnel a second chance to participate in the educational benefits provided by the Montgomery G.I. Bill.
According to a statement released on Wednesday, that legislation—dubbed the Montgomery G.I. Bill Second Chance Act—would “fix an unfair provision that only provides one opportunity for military personnel to receive the educational benefits.”
“With hundreds of thousands of active-duty military personnel around the world making sacrifices for our country, we need benefits that offer long-term opportunities for those in uniform,” Visclosky said. “The Montgomery G.I. Bill Second Chance Act provides the flexibility our troops need when it comes to making decisions about their future, and it provides greater access to a more affordable college education.”
The bill would allow military personnel who initially opt out of the program to sign up during an “open season” held every year in October. Military personnel who enroll through the Second Chance Act would pay the same $100 monthly fee for 12 months, without assessing any penalties, just as those who already take advantage of the program. The Montgomery G.I. Bill provides up to $28,800 toward continuing education for military veterans.
Visclosky discussed the bill on Wednesday while receiving the Indiana VFW Legislator of the Year Award and said that it would give the 45,000 military veterans who opted out of the Montgomery G.I. Bill a second chance to get into it.
“It is my hope that Congress and the President will act quickly to turn this bill into law,” Visclosky said, “which would make education benefits more readily accessible for the men and women serving in our Armed Forces.”
 

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