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Show Korean G.I. Bill Lists Training, Educational Benefits Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles answering the questions most commonly asked by veterans concerning their eligibility to education and training under the Korean GI Bill. . x Although it has become known as the Korean G I Bill, Public Law 550, 82nd Congress, does not limit the benefits of the act to those who saw action in the the fighting front in Korea. Veterans Vet-erans who served any place in the world after June 27, 1950, may be eligible for the benefits. A veterans is eligible foMrain-ing foMrain-ing under the Korean GI Bll if he meets all of the following requirements: re-quirements: 1. Has a discharge or release from service under conditions other than dishonorable; 2. Had active military duty any time after June 37, 1950 and before the end of the present emergency, and 3. Had at least 90 days total service, unless discharged sooner soon-er for an actual service-incurred disability. Two types of service do not count: (1) time spent in a civilian ci-vilian school studying courses offered to civilians, and (2) time spent as a cadet or midshipman in one of the Service academies. Veterans are not eligible for Korean GI Bill training while on active duty, even though they meet all the law's basic requirements. require-ments. An eligible veteran's maximum maxi-mum period of entitlement is computed on the basis of one and one-half days for each day spent in service on and after June 27, 1950, and prior to the end of the present emergency. The maximum is 3G months of training. Training under the Korean G. I. Bill may be allowed to a veteran vet-eran who previously trained under un-der World War II GI Bill, or Public Pub-lic Laws 16 or 894 for the disabled. dis-abled. Such a veteran must subtract the period of training he already had from 48 months. His entitlement entitle-ment under the Korean G I Bill may not exceed this difference. Also, it must come with In the 36-month limit and may not exceed ex-ceed his entitlement based on his service. If the veteran's entitlement expires ex-pires after the half-way mark of a quarter or semester, he will be allowed to complete that quarter or semester. If his entitlement runs out after he had completed the major, part of his course, he may continue to train either to the end of the course, or for nine weeks, whichever is the shorter period. This entitlement may be extended ex-tended for veterans taking correspondence cor-respondence courses provided they have completed more than half of the course in which they are enrolled. In their case, the training may be extended to the end of the particular course, or for nine weeks, whichever is less. (Next week: More on entitlement, entitle-ment, the selection of a program and information on how to apply)- |
