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Show training should be completely filled out and signed. It should i be sent, along with a photostat or certified copy of the veteran's veter-an's separation paper, to the VA regional office serving his area (in Utah, Redwood Road, Salt Lake City). 6. The application should go to VA as soon as possible. This will enable VA to iron out any snags before school starts. 7. Veterans with dependents should have the necessary proof of dependency ready when VA requests it. For a wife, this would be a photostat of the marriage certificate; for a child, a photostat of the birth certificate. certifi-cate. 8. Veterans should take along enough money of their own to tide them over the first twa months of training. It takes that long, ordinarily, for a vet- eran's first monthly GI check to reach him. The reason is that payments are made only after each month of training completed, and not before. KOREA VETS SHOULD CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR GI SCHOOLING Veterans planning to start school this fall under the Korea GI Bill are urged by the Veterans Veter-ans Administration to follow an eight-point check list to avoid delays and to guarantee "clear sailing." . With some three-quarters of a million veterans in training this fall VA regional offices will be operating at top speed to prov-cess prov-cess their papers. Incorrect applications slow things up for everyone, VA and veterans alike, VA said. Following is VA's check list: 1. Since veterans are allowed only one change of course, they . should give plenty of thought to their goal and the training-program training-program leading to the goal, i 2 Veterans not sure of their training goal may request VA i vocational counseling. 3. Veterans should be certain Further, before VA may make a payment it must receive a certificate signed by the veteran veter-an and his school stating that he has been in class all month. The law allows VA 20 days after receipt of certificates to get checks in the mail. their course has been ui-ap-proved by the state in which the school is located. VA regional re-gional offices and not VA headquarters in Washington can furnish information about approved courses. 4. Veterans should complete arrangements for admittance to their school before filing applications appli-cations with VA. 5. The application for GI |