Q: As well as Army benefits I'd like to see benefits that veterans & retirees are offered. Some states have additional benefits & I'd like to see a rundown on those.

A: The most common widely known veterans’ benefits are the GI Bills, including the Montgomery (both the MGIB-AD and MGIB-SR) and Post-9/11 GI Bills. Other popular education programs include:

• REAP

• VEAP

There is almost something for every veteran or retiree wanting to go to school—as long as he or she is still within the delimiting date.

In addition to education programs, the Veterans Administration also offers veterans benefits such as:

• Home loans

• Life insurance

• Vocational Rehabilitation

• Survivors' Benefits

• Compensation and pension

State Educational Benefits

As American patriotism swelled, and our Iraq and Afghanistan heroes came home, most states jumped on the bandwagon and offered a wide variety of their own educational veterans’ benefits. Some of the more unique, but not necessarily exclusive to just one state, are:

• Veterans Grant (for education) (Illinois)

• State GI Bill (Minnesota)

• High School Diplomas for Korean and WWII Veterans (Florida)

• Non-Resident Tuition Waiver (California)

• Full Four-Year Scholarship (Georgia)

• Dependent Children Survivor Scholarship (Mississippi)

• Veteran Spouse and Dependent Children Waiver (Oregon)

• Hazelwood Act (Texas)

• Purple Heart Tuition Waiver (Utah)

• Veteran Re-Education Act Fund (West Virginia)

• Veterans and Dependents GI Bill Remission Program (Wisconsin)

This is just a small sampling of the available state education benefits. Each state has numerous other veterans’ benefits available for more than just education.