Education & Employment
Topics on education benefits and employment protections including the GI Bill, post military training, and employment rights.
Emancipation and Military Service
Learn more about Emancipation and how that effects Military Service.
Interactive Form - USERRA Notification to Employer
As a member of the Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard or other uniformed services, you have some job protections when you are called into military service.
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA)
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) provides payment of a monthly education or training allowance to the spouse and children of a veteran:
-who is permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition, or
-who died while active duty, or
-who died as a result of a service-related condition.
Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
REAP provides educational assistance to members of the Reserve components called or ordered to active duty in response to a war or national emergency declared by the president or Congress.
Federal Jobs for Spouses of Certain Disabled or Deceased Veterans
A new rule that gives veterans and qualifying spouses an edge when it comes to getting a federal job - and keeping that job in the face of job cuts.
Student Loan Discharge or Forgiveness and Military Service
Student loans can be quite a burden on any borrower. Discharge of that student loan debt can be very difficult. However, there are options.