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VA Educational Small Business Support

Some veterans do not realize that there are other benefits and things that the Montgomery GI bill can be used for. Small business owners make up a vital part of our society and a important segment of our economy. There are many small business Development centers that are located at different spots around the country to help Veterans who wish to become successful small business owners. You can access portions of your MGIB to receive specific business related and small business training. There is only a ten-year time limit » Read More

Internet Electronic And Distance Education

Using online schools to qualify for a degree used to be a method that had a certain stigma, or it was a situation where college credit for online schools was not looked at in the same level of difficulty. Electronic delivery is becoming a new rage in the world of education. It used to be if you wanted to get an education then you had to attend in person, in a bricks and mortar classroom, with a teacher, fellow students and a set time to attend class every » Read More

Education Options And Career Paths

The single most important issue when taking distance-learning courses is to make sure that the degree, or the credits earned from courses, is transferable. If the courses are not transferable then you may literally just be wasting time and money. It doesn’t matter if your school has twenty thousand, or two hundred students, if its accredited and the courses transfer then its likely just fine. Strictly speaking, if your institution is accredited, then it’s not an online school. It is a regular college, university or institution whose method of » Read More

Military Supported Distance Learning

Some people can complete their degrees online in a short period. Others take several years, and for some people, completing a degree is a lifelong project. Most distance learning projects are open ended, but some of them are ones with a specific time limit, so it’s wise to check out the requirements of any program, which you start, online or in person. Each individual person has to decide what is best for him or her and then decide if distance learning will work for him or » Read More

Military Marine Corps Tuition Assistance

To apply for Marine Corps Tuition Assistance, all first time applicants (Servicemember applicants and dependents who apply under the program) must attend and complete a TA class orientation before applying for or using a Tuition assistance program. There are several Marine Tuition assistance programs that support and give financial assistance to Marines and their dependents. One hundred percent of tuition cost is possible for college courses taken during the off duty hours. SOCMAR. The Marine Corps also offers the Marine Corps Servicemember Opportunity program. Similar to » Read More

Military Academy Education Options

The programs of the other three Academies are based largely on the West Point Model. All of the cadets attending West Point graduate with a B.S. degree, or Bachelor of Science degree. The degree is adjusted and refined, the main point is to train the cadet into what will best serve the Army Officer Corp that its trainees make up. In a perfect world, we would be able to send our children to colleges that were free. There would be no frill courses, but the basics » Read More

Military College Credit By Exam Options

One method of college credit that is under utilized and not known about by many Servicemembers is credit by Exam. Credit by exam is very simple, you arrange to take a test, and then based on the pass/fail of the exam you will either have credit awarded to you or not. The best part is, that any costs that are normally charged for Credit by exam programs are often picked up by the military. So you are able to take tests, have the military pay for » Read More

Educational Military Scholarship Support

All Dependent children of Active Duty Servicemembers, aged 24 years or younger, and all spouses of Servicemembers of the United States Armed Forces are eligible to apply for scholarship funds with ThanksUSA. The definition of Active Duty for their purposes is anyone who has served at least 180 days on active duty since 9/11, and the survivor of anyone that has been wounded or killed while on active duty. They include members and dependents from all five of the United States Armed Forces, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air » Read More

Using Vocational Military Educational Funds

You can qualify for subsistence payments while you are attending school, or attending vocational training through Vocational Rehabilitation. If you qualify for a subsistence payment you could be allowed up to seven hundred fourteen dollars a month, and it is paid for any month that you are full time in training or in school. Also factors in the amount you receive are the amount of dependents you have, and the type of school and training you participate in. A plan will be written for you, by your vocational » Read More

Military Education DANTES Assistance

The whole DANTES program is set up to help provide information, referral and support to groups and individual Servicemembers who are serving on active duty. There are a number of programs that you can access to earn credit in different ways. The United States Federal Government and the Department of Defense worked to create the DANTES program, or Defense Activity For Non Traditional Educational Support. It is a program that helps those Servicemembers who want to serve their county and advance their educational program at the same time. There » Read More


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