OFF THE WIRE
Terry Howell
According to an AP report, the Senate may soon have the chance to
vote on whether or not to remove the time limit for GI Bill benefits.
Currently veterans have 10 years to use their Montgomery GI Bill (or 15
years to use their Post-9/11 GI Bill). The so-called delimiting date is
determined by the veterans last discharge date.
Senator Richard
Blumenthal announced his new bill on Tuesday May 28, saying the new bill
that would repeal the “unfair and arbitrary time limits.”
Blumenthal
said more than 2 million veterans who missed the 10-year expiration
date have been denied the benefits despite paying the required
Montgomery GI Bill enrollment fee of $1,200.While the bill would not have an immediate effect on Post-9/11 vets, it
would restore the GI Bill for many Vietnam, Cold-War, and Gulf-War era
veterans who were unable to take advantage of their benefits within the
10 years after discharge.
