5 Unique Ways to Use Your GI Bill in 2021
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Just like you, I'm looking for the best ways to use my remaining GI Bill.
Here are 5 unique opportunities I found for using the GI Bill:
1. Abroad Opportunities - International Schools or Study Abroad
2. Vocational/Trade Schools
3. Professional Recreation- SCUBA/Pilot
4. BAH for OJT- Collecting BAH (monthly stipend) while an apprentice or working in a student capacity
5. NOLS - (National Outdoor Leadership School)
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Intro: (0:07)
Abroad Opportunities: (0:38)
Vocational/Trade Schools: (2:31)
Professional Recreation: (3:38)
BAH for OJT: (4:12)
NOLS: (5:38)
Outro: (6:27)
Uncle Sam squeezed us like a wet rag to get the very last drop out of us...I feel it is only right to return the favor*.
* we earned our GI Bill...don’t ever forget that!
I'm glad I found this video! Thank you! I have about 3 years left to use it. I was so close to the cut off where they now don't have an expiration date for using the benefits!
Love it! Use it wisely! I'll be curious what you choose to use it on.
I just discovered your channel, it is high quality stuff. I served for five years and got out last summer. I traveled a lot while I was an MSG, and chose two of my favorite destinations to attend school at. I finished a semester in Bulgaria and now I am going to a school in the Czech Republic. The GI Bill is honestly one of the best things that happened to me.
With the Post-9/11 housing allowance, I have an apartment in the middle of Prague, and I still have enough money to contribute to my IRA and I have some fun money. People need to max-out their benefits. I'm not the brightest dude, but because of the GI Bill I can live as an upperclassman in one of the most touristy cities in Europe.
Don't let the matter that the school is "foreign" dissuade you. Each European school I attended had no problem accommodating me and they knew their way around the VA bureaucracy - literally the only hang up was the VA losing my tuition payment in the mail.
Live your best lives and take advantage, my fellow vets!
Dude! I love your story! Would love to have you on the podcast if you're interested!
am i readin this right, served 5 years and u were a MSG? Does MSG mean what i think it means?
@@brittany7252 MSG is Marine secret guard. They're responsible for guarding embassies around the world.
are you attending AAU? i got accepted into aau and im trying to figure out if its the place for me lmk
@@josehc5793 did you ever figure this out? I was looking at AAU and NYUP as well
You answered my question in another video already. Thank you and appreciate it.
Thank you! Best of luck!
Glad I found this channel! Thank you FFTS
I'm glad you found it too! Hope I can continue to help!
Was able to squeeze a good bit from OTJ certifications and learning with the GI bill, it was definitely worth it!
Awesome!
What certs did you achieve? Thinking about doing the same
Could you explain how you used it to get certifications? I'm looking at trying to get Sec+ and a few others.
Bro your videos are so helpful
Thanks bro! It gives me great joy knowing they actually help people! Really appreciate it!
I used it the GI Bill for a masters in Spain at IE. I did have to pay out of pocket for some tuition and it was tough making due with the BAH. But it worked out in the end. One of the best experiences of my life.
I love it! It's not always going to be a perfect scenario, but being able to experience some of those things heavily discounted is worth it!
I was going to get my Masters in Barcelona but I looked deep into the program and it didn't seem all that impressive. Same thing when I looked into a Masters in Dubai so I'm probably going to just do an online Masters, which keeps me mobile.
@@erichaynes7502 if you don't mind me asking, what were the main points that drew you away from doing those abroad options?
@@llllaaaaxxxxxxxxxxxx Hello Trevor, thanks for your inquiry. These overseas schools like the one in Barcelona/Dubai are an expensive ripoff, "sell dreams, and they aren't even high quality schools. The biggest red sign were the dozens of bad reviews I read about them. I've been told several times stick to the U.S. colleges as they do hold value all over the world. I find this true unless you're going to Oxford or Cambridge in the U.K. I went to an online university, which it's true these are "diploma mills" but for me all I needed was the printed diploma with my name on it, and it has opened a lot of doors that were closed before. I hope this helps if you have any more questions I'll do my best to answer them.
What's IE?
Appreciate the advice tho
Letsss go i can use it for trade school!!!
Heck ya!
Thank you so much for sharing. I had no idea that the G.I. bill would pay for foreign education.
Thanks for watching! So glad you found it useful!
Ak9i helped get me into K9 handling and training.
That's awesome!
I'm using up the last few months of my Post 9/11 GI BIll. I just applied for a 5 week(8 hours every Monday Feb 7-Mar 14)) online Project Management at Rutgers. I think this would look good on anybody's resume'.
Good for you for maxing it out! I'm in school for PM too. Good stuff.
You can also do cheap clock hour programs with your GI Bill. I went to a Trades Campus here in Phoenix Arizona for 10 months with fully paid BAH but only lost 3 months of my GI Bill.
That sounds interesting too! Do you have a link I could check out? Thanks Owen!
Here's the clock hour programs for my school, its not much info but I didn't find out how it actually worked until my instructor told me about it and I verified it im my ebenifits that it only took 3 months, I'll let you know if I can get a link to good solid information. www.gatewaycc.edu/about/campus-start-dates
There is also a downside to the clock hour programs tho, the more expensive the classes are , the more it takes out of your GI Bill.
@@Yosh808 interesting. Thanks man! That sounds awesome!
Am I understanding correctly here? So got housing allowance for the whole 10 months with only having to give up three months from your GI Bill?
You can use your GI Bill to become a K9 trainer/handler for all realms of the aspect. There a several schools that except the GI Bill as coverage. I have currently not used mine to do this yet, but I know 3 guys where I live that are Police K9 officers that got there dog and training for free using this program.
That's awesome! A support unique way to use it I hadn't heard of before.
any suggestions on some good schools?
I did this as well through AK9i.
@@VanillaGorilla502 is that an online school? or in person?
@@guyzo540 in person.
I used my GI Bill for scuba courses. They paid for all my gear and everything from Open Water all the way up to Scuba Instructor. Definitely worth it but it took a lot of time from the GI Bill unfortunately.
That's fricken awesome dude! If you ever need more GI Bill, just apply for VR&E and see if you can make it happen with that.
how much time did it take from the gi bill?
@@seandillon9456 I wanna say 14 months. One of the guys used voc rehab. I didn't know of voc rehab at the time but it was definitely worth it
You can use the GI Bill to get your PPL *IF* the flight instruction is part of an accredited degree program.
This is true.
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Thank you!
I’m 8 years in with 2 years left, I have my associates now. But I’m highly debating on staying in or getting out
Happy to discuss this with you a bit. It's a big decision. Shoot me an email.
I got two bachelors and half a masters with my G.I bill and during my masters I studied abroad in Australia
Let's goo! That's awesome!
Do you know how many months of eligibility would be required to do the Outdoor Educator Semester?
I would expect it to be the same for traditional school.
Typically all you need is one day to make up a semester/billable period. Make sense?
Best way to find out would be to contact the VA rep for the program.
I currently am working full time just bought a house. I did not go into college right out of high school but I want to get a degree in law enforcement. I have 6 years Army national guard. I would love to use my gi bill to get my degree. I guess I’m just unsure as to where to start… do I apply to a college first off and than apply for gi benefit. Ideally it sounds like being a full time student would be the best route but I cannot afford to jeopardize our mortgage or the regular fully time paycheck I currently get. I would love it if there was more information on online courses and gi benefits is that the same? Can I technically be considered full time while doing online courses and work full time or is that pretty much impossible?
First step would be to get your Certificate of Eligibility for you GI Bill. Get that to confirm your benefit amount. You can do that while simultaneously applying to the schools you would like to try for.
You can absolutely work full time and go to school full time online. Just make sure the schools you look at offer a full online program if you can't attend any classes in person.
Note, that if you are fully online student, BAH is only $916/mo. However, if you go to a local school, you can take all online courses except for one per term and get the full local BAH.
Just remember, the value is in the education and the future career it will prepare you for, not in the BAH amount.
I will make a video about using the GI Bill for online programs. Great suggestion, thank you!
Do you think that that the GI Bill Selected Reserve can pay for Skydiving school? Idk, I'm curious, but my Main goal is obtain my Pilot Private License, unfortunately my recruiter got me messed up into the reserves, and should I change to Post 9/11 Gi Bill for pilot school?
The reserve gi bill doesn't cover much and even what it does "cover" it doesn't actually pay for the program, just gives you a monthly stipend.
Not sure how you ended up in reserves on accident...
So Jason if I wanted to find work as a student at a sailing marina I would negotiate payment with the sailing employer and the VA would subsidize the employer passing off his skillset to me?
Not exactly. It has to be a a VA approved program for education and career preparation. I'm not aware of any sailing programs, but they may be out there.
So my ultimate goal is to get into an MD/PhD program which would cover my tuition 100%. Could I receive BAH with the GI Bill since I’d be a full time student? The catch is I wouldn’t need the GI Bill for the doctorate tuition, since it’s already paid for. But I do want the housing since the stipend the program gives you is pretty low (15-30K salary) and I’d like to have kids while in school and all that
How will your MD/PhD program be paid for without the GI Bill? That may answer change the answer to your question.
@@jasonburds Automatically all MD/PhD programs (all PhD programs really) are paid for by the government. They also supply you with a 15-30 K living stipend. This stipend is low so I was hoping to improve my income during that time period with the GI Bill. It seems that I could use the GI Bill during medical residency?
@@Obamnaz I've never heard that before. Can you provide me with a source you're finding that program from? Sounds like a good deal!
You can use the GI Bill as a resident in order to get the BAH.
MD/PHD school will already be paid for due to military service? Is thatcorrect?
How much of your G.I. bill did you use for scuba diving and did you get BAH?
I did not use any of mine for scuba at this point. These are only some examples of how you could use it.
You will get bah as long as it's an in person course
I want a cash out program. Which includes all the bah.
Lol. Best way to do that is an OJT program.
can you get your monthly stipend from gi bill while on navy reserve after being on active duty for 5 years ?
By reserves do you mean IRR? As long as you're not on active orders while in the reserves you will get your BAH
Will I get a montgomery GI bill benefits to go back to school if I choose to serve on the national guard and they pay for the undergrad study. Thank you man!
I'm not sure I totally understand the question. Have you already used up all your Post 9/11 benefits? You just want to join the guard now to get montgomery to go back to school?
My bad! I am currently serving in the active navy. My contract will be up in 2 years. I want to go back to school for engineering and I have a family. For that reason, I am thinking about joining the national guard for the tuition and use the montgomery GI bill money to pay the bill. Is that the feasible idea? Thank you for replying!!
@@kyawphyu3519 Gotcha! I don't think so... However, there are states that have 'tuition waiver' which allows you to attend state schools for free. So it may be worth shopping around for the best state benefits/school choice. From what I understand, the GI Bill is either Montgomery OR Post 9/11. I do not believe there is any way to stack them. But I could be wrong.
If I were to want to go to School for Fashion Designing, could I use FAFSA to pay for most of it and go to school while serving my 4 years and once I’m done I could use the GI to pay the rest off? If so, will I have anything left over?
You can absolutely get started on classes working towards fashion design while still on active duty. You can use FAFSA and TA while still in to cover this. At the point you get out you can use your GI Bill for the remainder. Having anything left over depends on the length of the program and if you're using the benefit efficiently.
This is the general way I encourage people to complete their programs. Use TA and FAFSA while in to knock out early classes, get out and use GI Bill and FAFSA to finish their degree.
Can you go to a trade school or some sort of schooling that is let's say 7 month would you be able to use the the remaining amount for something else later in life ????
Absolutely. You do not need to use your benefits at one school. You can jump around all you want. I would recommend finishing each program then moving on. If you move on before finishing a program you will likely run out of benefits before you've completed anything that will get you a good job.
@@jasonburds thanks for the input keep up the good work
Yes
I don’t know if you can still this. But I am almost getting out. I would like to know if i can use GI bill for welding school?
100% you can!
I know this is a long shot on an older video, but anyone aware of any OJT for ranching/cattle driving/equine care/ranch management, etc? I have been deep in the googles and cannot find any.
It may not already exist, but you can start going through the process to see if you can be the first. Just because it isn't there doesn't mean it can't be done. Do you have an employer for this already?
do you sign up for 911 gi bill at basic? or are you autoenrolled?
Everyone pays into the MGIB. You don't have to sign up at basic, but they may have changed that since I went through.
Could I use it for a shorter trade school and university?
Of course. It doesn't have to be used for a 4 year program. You could do a three month cert if you wanted.
Hopefully, you or one of your subscribers can answer this. Can I get health insurance with my GI bill? I'm in school now, but no health insurance?
You can typically purchase health insurance for yourself through the school, but you also may be eligible from the VA. Do you have a VA rating?
@@jasonburds no sir. Thank you for your response
@@theadventuresofjohnandjenn323 you can look into buying it through the school and also through the state. The state will likely subsidize if you're in school and not making any taxable income.
Are there any schools where i can learn a language from home while i work and while using the gi bill?
Most schools these days offer online language courses. I'd check community colleges first.
@@jasonburds thank you!
Can you use your GI bill retroactively on debt already accumulated for a degree already obtained?
Negative.
@@jasonburds Thank you!
I'm 30 and i have still have my 9/11 Bill, I got out in 2013. I'm having a hard time deciding what to do with it
Oh man. I hear you on that! Good for you for holding onto it. Even if you use it in retirement to go to school abroad or something. So many opportunities open.
What have you been doing for a career?
Oh man, this is me! I'm 29 and got out in 2012. Still haven't used it, but I gotta start here pretty soon!
I went through the same thing I ended up going to an online University each class was 5 weeks long which meant 3 credits every 5 weeks. If it would have been 2 classes at a time I probably would have quit lol. The way it worked I got 30 credits a year and with my military credits + the classes I took in teh military I only had to do these online classes for 2 years. Only had a Xmas break but honestly this was the best possible way to get a degree.
@@erichaynes7502 so you only took one class, and still got your stipend while completing your degree?
@@dunn1375 Hello Devin, I took one online class at a time and they paid me approx 800 per month, which I think is approx HALF the stipend I'd get if I took actual in residency classes. I was surprised I got that much for taking only one class at at time.
I currently have a 70% rating but only eligible for 50% of the GI bill. Anyway for me to get the 50% upgraded to 100%? I’m about to start my lineman apprenticeship with the IBEW. Anything helps.
Help me understand, you have a 70% VA disability rating and only rate 50% of your GI Bill and you're trying to get the 50% GI Bill to 100%?
More than likely they took a voluntary separation so that’s why they only got 50% GI bill. If it was a med sep they would get 100% GI. There’s no way to
Ingrese your VA eligibility post service unless they went back reserve/ guard to
Accumulate active duty time
May I know, GI Bill is for every country or not? Does it available for Myanmar?
You have to have served in the US military to be eligible. Perhaps worth talking to a recruiter to see if it's possible.
Thanks a lot, for your reply.
@@Scarlett-zq4xk of course
Do you still get the housing allowance if you do a trade? I'm 41 and don't want to go into a classroom. However, I want to get the allowance. My GI Bill expires in 2025
Of course. It's based on the same requirements as "traditional" college. Full time student gets full bah. Anything under is prorated.
@@jasonburds you're the best. Thank you
@@Outdoorpizzaoven happy to help!
Can you still get the bah or stipends
Yes! Flat rate for aboard study is around $1800/mo
I heard you lose your benefits if you renounce you citizenship, how accurate is that 🤔
I'm working to find an answer on that. I know you can live abroad and still receive benefits. You can also get dual citizenship in another country and receive benefits. But renounce? Not sure why you would, but I could see them pulling the benefits if you no longer have a SSN.
@@jasonburds yup, renounce, regardless of the reason for wanting to do so, I believe if one knows better, they should do better. With great power and knowledge comes great responsibility.
@@dunn1375 I'm curious what you mean. Let's discuss this more. Shoot me an email if you're interested militarybottomline@gmail.com
Hey brother just got out the military this past December. So can use my GI Bill for multiple things
For example:
2 year course of culinary arts
And still do NOHLs or get scuba certified ?
Congrats dude! 100% you can! Just make sure you're budgeting it all out before you start to make sure you won't run out and make sure you can use the education to get a job after also. Lol
You can use your gi-bill for your private pilots license.
Tell me more
@@jasonburds If you go to a Part 141 flight school. Which is a school apart of a regular university program. The University of North Dakota is a good example. You must be enrolled in a degree program that requires the licenses to graduate. The GI-Bill will pay for the minimum number of hours for each course (PPL - CFII) including FAA exams. If you go over the minimum you'll pay the remainder out of pocket.
If you have a disability rating, Chapter 31 (VR & E/VocRehab) does not cap the flight costs, and will also pay for things like iPads and ForeFlight and flight equipment to help your training.
There's no requirement for you to finish your program. You can declare the major, get your PPL and then change majors. The same is true for studying abroad. If it's required for your declared degree, the GI-Bill has to pay for it (at a public university). So if your major is Finance, but you want to study abroad, declare international business for a term and the GI-Bill will pay for the study abroad as it's a degree requirement for international business, then just drop/change majors.
@@KyleFin Gotcha. Yes, so you can get your PPL if you're enrolled in a program that would eventually complete all ratings - you have to be in a program that indicates you're doing it for career purposes, not just knocking out PPL for recreational reasons. That VR&E detail is nuts. Are you currently doing this? Would love to have you on the podcast to discuss using these benefits to become a pilot.
@@jasonburds I've done it before. I got my PPL with VR & E. I actually started on the GI BIll and switched. I then did the first part of my CPL before switching majors to Airport Management. Still with VR & E. I made the change before COVID. I now work as an airport planner at a major US airport and VR & E is still helping me with my MBA while I take night classes.
I would like to use my gi bill to play golf.
I'm sure if you do some digging, you can find an opportunity for that. Check out my video on the GI Bill comparison tool.
Golf academy of America has an associates program that accepts the GI Bill, there is one in Temecula, CA and one in South Carolina. It teaches you how to manage a golf course, including being a golf pro. I have been eyeing it for years but I can't move my family to go to the course.
Don’t the stars have to be aligned outta respect 😮
Stars aligned for what?
CAN I WORK AT A JOB AND STILL GET FULL GI BILL BENEFITS?
Yes you can! As long as it's not active duty.
@@jasonburds thank you. I am currently active duty still but getting out in under a year. I used my post 9/11 gi bill for a couple classes. did I make a mistake?
@@stickznbrickz nothing you can't come back from. Did you not know about TA? Do you have a degree/career plan picked out?
It might be a decent idea to consider holding off using your GI Bill for your first year or so to catch up from the GI bill you already used. That's if you think you might be short at least.
@@jasonburds I am very sorry I confused the TA with the GI bill... thank you for the information and the great content... I'm subscribed!
@@stickznbrickz no worries man! So glad I can help in any way! Thanks for the support!
Who is the one guy disliking this? like, what? You're against vets going to school? why look it up then.
Hahaha! There's always one guy that is miserable and wants others to be too.