The GI bill is 60 years old, and it is time we updated. The face of the military has changed, now including many women. We have also come to rely heavily on our National Guard and our Reserve Units. It is long overdue that they be included in the new GI Bill for the 21st Century, H.R. 5740, to receive educational benefits for their sacrifices. It is vital we update our GI bill to keep pace with today’s world and with today’s cost of college.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at 4:07 pm and is filed under Politics .