Republican administration is alarmed by Democrat's GI bill education plan
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(Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:34:51 -0500) --- Webb reintroduced his bill, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational
Assistance Act (S. 22), last week with changes that attracted strong
bipartisan support, including the endorsement of Sen. John Warner
(Va.), former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
"I'm just going to go full bore on this thing," Warner told Military
Update in a phone interview.
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Raising GI bill benefits nearer to those offered to veterans returning
from World War II, Webb said, will give every volunteer, particularly
those with no intention of making the military a career, "a proper
reward for their service" and a great tool for transitioning to
civilian life.
Defense officials have to understand, Webb said, that a volunteer
military is "only a career system to a certain point."
The current system isn't properly rewarding those who enter "because
of love of country, or family tradition, or the fact that they just
want to serve for a while," he said.
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His enhanced GI Bill would be available to any member, active or
reserve, who has served at least three months on active duty since
Sept. 11, 2001.
March 06, 2008
DoD Sweats Webb GI Bill
By Tom Philpott
Defense officials are alarmed by the very real prospect that Congress
this year will enact the robust GI Bill education plan designed by
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.).
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They're alarmed, ya hear? ALARMED!!
Harry
Harry Hope (rivrvu@ix.netcom.com).
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