The revised post 9/11 GI Bill signed by President Obama is a huge disappointment according to several members of the armed forces but you shouldn’t blame the President for this downfall of an educational benefit, blame the people who decided this educational debacle of veterans benefits.Some of the proposed benefits actually reduce the amount of money that members will receive for a semester or when they are on school breaks. Under the old  Post 9/11 G.I. Bill members who are on christmas and springs breaks would continue to be paid the full BAH rate amount. Now you will only get paid for the time you attend class , meaning if you are on a seasonal break for 15 days you will only be paid about half the BAH rate for your state.  The Post 9/11 G.I. Bill does solve the problem for online students but dont get your hopes up because you will not recieve full BAH .  More details about the G.I. Bill Below.

The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was recently signed into law. This page lists changes to the GI Bill made by this law.

Effective August 1, 2009, but not payable until October 1, 2011 

• Certain National Guard members mobilized on Title 32 orders on-or-after September 11, 2001 are now eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and any qualifying Title 32 mobilization may be used to increase your percentage of eligibility

Effective August 1, 2011

• The Post-9/11 GI Bill will now pay all public school in-state tuition and fees; this includes graduate training, etc.
• For students attending private institutions of higher learning or foreign schools, the tuition and fee reimbursement is capped at the lesser of net out-of-pocket cost or $17,500 annually — however the Yellow Ribbon Program still exists
• College fund payments will now be paid on a monthly basis instead of a lump-sum at the beginning of the term. Those training at ½ time or less are now eligible for college fund payments
• Reimbursement is now available for multiple Licensing and Certification Tests
• Reimbursement is now available for fees paid to take national examinations used for admission to an institution of higher learning (e.g. SAT, LSAT, ACT, GMAT, etc)
• Vocational Rehabilitation participants may now elect the higher housing allowance offered by the Post-9/11 GI Bill if otherwise eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill
• Break or interval pay is no longer payable under any VA education benefit program unless under an Executive Order of the President or due to an emergency situation such as a natural disaster or strike. Entitlement which previously would have been used for break pay will be available for use during a future enrollment.
  • This means that if your semester ends December 15 your housing allowance is paid for the first 15 days of December only. Your benefits will begin again when your new semester begins (e.g. January 15) and you will be paid for the remaining days of that month and term.
  • Students using other VA education programs are included in this change. Monthly benefits will be prorated in the same manner.
• NOAA and PHS personnel are now eligible to transfer their entitlement to eligible dependents

Effective October 1, 2011

• If you are training at greater than ½ time your housing allowance is now prorated according to the training time you are enrolled in, i.e. full housing allowance for you is $1000, you are attending ¾ time — your housing allowance would be $750 (¾ of $1000)
• Housing allowance is now payable to students enrolled solely in distance learning, the housing allowance is ½ the national average BAH for an E-5 with dependents (the rate would be $673.50 for 2011)
• Non-college degree programs, on-the-job training, and flight training programs are now covered under the Post-9/11 GI Bill
• The book stipend is now payable to active duty members