Show llON'S I HELPING RETURNING SERVICEMEN Babson Park Mass the end of the Vietnam war is not yet in insight Insight sight But even now thousands of servicemen and women are returning to civilian life each month If you have relatives or frIends due to be discharged or orIf orif If you are an employer you should know what Uncle Sam is doing to help these veterans Old Job Or New NewAll I All vets who were employed before entering service have 90 days after discharge to apply for restoration to their old jobs I If you know any returning ser who is having trouble getting his old Job back and this Is not uncommon especially In small companies whose owners or managers just dont don't understand what the law requires require of them tell the thi vet to contact the nearest Veterans tic employment Rights Office of the US Department of Labor for assistance Vets who worked for Uncle Sam before going Into service or who would like to work for him now should contact their local US Civil Service Com Com- Commission mission Office Note that the Federal Veterans men priority on government jobs for which they qualify Many states give a similar break to vets qualifying for forstate forstate state civil service jobs in ad ad- ad addition President Johnson has empowered federal agencies to hire vets for some government jobs without requiring tivo examinations Educational Benefits AU All veterans who have had more than days of active servIce or who have been dis charged for service connect ed disabilities are entitled to toone toone one months month's schooling for each month of duty active servIce for a total of no more than 36 months schooling Such lion tion may be taken at any pub lie Hc or private secondary school vocational correspondence or business school junior col I lege normal school or teachers teacher's college college or university professional fic or technical institution The Veterans Administration administers this program Gov Government help amounts to per month for Cor a single vet in a afuli fuli time educational pursuit With one dependent the total rises to wIth two to Assistance for each dependent after the first two Is 10 month month- monthly ly Iy Not widely known Is the fact that veterans may receive a monthly allowance if they choose to take farm opera co-opera tive training comprising lional agricultural courses plus related work on the farm For Fora a 11 single vet the allowance is per month for a vet with two dependents 7 for each additional dependent Life Insurance And Home Loan Guarantees All dIscharged military per possess a most import import- important ant asset In their Servicemen's Group Life Insurance policy This protection Is continued for days after they leave the servIce If not converted to a type commercial policy within that period it lapses So if you have a query about GI In- In Insurance insurance dont don't guess or be con con- content content tent with partial answers Get In touch directly with the Ser Group Life n ce Washington St New wark NJ Most of us art are aware that vets have 10 years from dis charge date to get V VA-guaran- VA teed home or farm loan But many do not realize that to this 10 years an extra year is added for each three months of active duty Loans are arc made by private lenders with VA guarantees For homes the guarantee ceiling is or 01 50 per cent of the the loan whichever is less for farm real estate other than ac ac- ac acquiring quiring a home the top is or 50 per cent of the loan Legislation is now pending in Congress to raise these guar antee antee ceilings Disability Compensation And Hospital Care VA disburses disability com com- compensation on a monthly basis to vets who have Incurred wounds in duty or who have suf injuries or contracted dis eases while In service Such payments range from 21 to toI I per month All through life veterans are also entitled to full care In VA hospitals at no cost for lea ies and for treatment of non non- service service-c ann o n n e c t e d illness illness- illnesses es when beds are available and they can certify they are re unable to pay for hospital care elsewhere For complete up to date on total ble benefits contact your local VA office |