A sweeping new veterans’ education package has been approved as part of the 2008 war budget. The package is designed to fully cover the cost of completing four years of college — including tuition and fees, books and living expenses — and to let career troops share those benefits with dependents. The new “GI Bill for the 21st Century” will offer a benefit worth an average of $80,000, double the GI Bill’s current value. The new benefit would pay up to the in-state rate for tuition and fees for the most expensive four-year public college or university in the state where a veteran attends school. The package also includes a monthly living stipend, an annual book allowance, and money for tutorial assistance, along with many other features.

Finally a reform bill that actually take scare of our veterans. For too many years veterans have been forgotten by their government after their service ended. This is a real chance for many to go on to bigger and better things in the future. By completely covering the cost of college for our veterans it almost guarantees that many of them will go on to receive a higher education after they finish there service. it also allows for them to pay for their children's college with their GI Bill if they so choose. Can you find any fault with this bill?

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