Yellow Ribbon Program and Why it Matters to You! Have you heard of it or used it?

Sgt William Biggs — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 22:23:57 -0400

http://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/yellow_ribbon/yrp_list_2015.asp

So, I am a new Pepperdine University grad student. One of the main reasons I chose Pepperdine is their gracious Yellow Ribbon policy. I did some scouting and found out that several schools have unlimited allocations and funds for this program. BEFORE YOU ENROLL IN A SCHOOL, please look at this VA site. It was the difference between me taking out debt to go to USC and getting a 90k MBA at Pepperdine free.

Yellow Ribbon Program Information 2015 - 2016 - Education and Training

The GI Bill provides education benefits to veterans and their dependents.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 25 at 2015 10:40 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 22:40:57 -0400

Wow. Great program - and my local colleges participate.

Thanks for the tip

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Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Jul 25 at 2015 10:55 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 22:55:17 -0400

Thanks for sharing, our world is based on sharing and caring. Sgt Wiiliam Biggs, huge contribution!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 25 at 2015 11:46 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 23:46:21 -0400

This is covered in the GI Bill Comparison tool site as well.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 26 at 2015 10:02 AM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:02:20 -0400

Thank you for sharing. Any college benefits for the Military is always great news to me ears!

Response by SGT Ray Grooms made Jul 26 at 2015 10:08 PM

SGT Ray Grooms — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 22:08:03 -0400

I used the Yellow Ribbon for undergrad and my first two years of law school. For my third year of law school I was able to use VocRehab which not only covered tuition but 100% of my books, which were quite expensive.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 28 at 2015 2:13 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:13:58 -0400

It was a waste of time. The programs that are at these events after 2 deployments are irrelivant. The ceremonies took place 3 months after returning to civilian life. the programs are for re deployment into the civilian life. Well if i have been home 3 months, out & about, doing my everyday thing. A program that is suppose to help me be able to understand what to expect & how to react to a situation. How does this help me 3 months after the fact. i have already learned how to react, how to deal, back into my old routine. The events need to be done before released to go home. Its pointless program unless done correctly on a correct timeline, not 3 months or longer after coming home. It was good for only seeing all my buddies again & party, have fun on the army dime, & get paid. except for that pointless.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 3 at 2015 4:26 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:26:54 -0400

Yellow Ribbon is good however not all schools allow you to use it to pay the full tuition and you need to qualify for the Post-9/11