The overarching goal of this assignment is to provide not only specifics to some of the proponents and distractors of the Montgomery GI Bill but to take a brief historical look at how the concepts and ideas of veterans benefits have changed in only a few generations. We are now at a time when most everyone at least on the surface supports veteran related issues and the term “military friendly” has been officially trademarked. We have even come to the point that if you disagree with policy decisions concerning military operations, you are in real danger of being labeled as someone who “hates the military” or “doesn’t support the troops”. We have went from opponents of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act to the passing of the “Forever GI Bill” …show more content…
To even understand the journey to the passage of the MGIB, we must once again look back at our history to the original Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944; commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights. This bill itself was controversial during its time and hotly debated. Many of the opponents of the bill looked at it as an entitlement program for veterans. They argued that paying veterans $20 a month would eliminate their desire to seek further employment after their service. Another argument was that colleges and universities were reserved only for those who were wealthy and these battle-tested veterans certainly didn’t fit that mold. Despite the widespread disagreements, there was some consensus that something needed to be done to assist these veterans with their transition back into the civilian population. Interesting enough, we are still having those conversations today with our post-911 generations of veterans. Those in support of increasing veteran’s benefits saw this as an opportunity to right the wrong of how the veterans of 1932 were treated. The passage of The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 was lauded as a major win for veterans. According to the VA, “In the peak year of 1947, veterans accounted for 49 percent of college admissions. By the time the original GI …show more content…
“Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans, rewrote the original GI Bill and it became what was known as the Montgomery GI Bill. As someone who went to college under the MGIB, I can speak personally when I say if it hadn’t been for it, I may have never went to college. In fact, I almost missed my opportunity to pay into the GI Bill because I thought it was a waste of money that I would never use. At the time I entered the military, college was nowhere in my future and something I thought was not for me. Luckily I did put $100 a month into the program for 12 months and a few years later, I was able to attend college and graduate without taking out a single student loan and no assistance from my parents. Not only did I see the benefits personally for the MGIB, I have witnessed it assistance hundreds (maybe even thousands) of service members over my 26 years of military service. Now the MGIB bill pales in comparison to the post 9-11 GI Bill but it did provide for a monthly fixed payment for up to 36 months of benefits. While the bipartisan MGIB did pass both houses of Congress, it took seven years of effort and nearly two dozen hearings to make it
The American Legion drafted the original legislation with the help of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and both organizations helped push it through Congress. The Act was in response to a foresighted prediction by the US Department of Labor estimating fifteen million former servicemembers would be unemployed after the war’s conclusion. This Act provided a wide range of benefits to servicemembers returning from World War II. The Bill’s goal was to provide immediate rewards for practically all veterans.
In the summer of 1932, during the great depression, thousands of world war one veterans marched into the capital of Washington D.C. With this march they had believed that the congress would authorize immediate payment bonds other words pass the Patman Bonus Bill. With these bonuses they wanted homes, and for those that were unemployed. As soon as they arrived the congress had refused to give them their money.
After World War II, American society changed dramatically. One change was the GI Bill. This bill provided for veterans after the war. The benefits to this bill was low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, cash payments for college, and one year of unemployment compensation. Another change was the population shift.
The veterans are coming! The veterans are coming! In the article "The veterans are coming! The veterans are coming!”
When the Supreme Court declared the Adorable Care Act constitutional this impacted me. Military retirees and their families are taking it in the shorts. Health care benefits for retirees have always been one of the biggest incentives for staying in the military. I feel betrayed by the broken promises.
Many came home to find that they were replaced in their old occupations and that, in general, jobs were in short supply. As a result, unemployment among veterans was triple that of civilians in 1947. Moreover, housing was hard to find leaving many veterans without a stable home. Furthermore, while there was a baby boom after the war, there was also a divorce boom. Marital relations suffered after the war as veterans silently struggled with their mental health.
It’s the sad relativity and an unpleasant fact that even today, there are tons of veterans who are living in poverty. The word poverty could be defined as an extremely bad state of being poor, but there is so much more to the word poor. Our veterans know the real meaning of poor and understand the real concept of the sacrifice. They sacrifice their youth for the service of the country and in expense they allow their nation to keep the freedom that they rightfully deserve. There are administrations out there that are supposed to help our veterans, for example the Veterans Administration Hospitals
Helping our veterans should be mandatory because of their sacrifice. Even though some people believe war veterans acquire enough from the Government, others believe they deserve more for their services. Veterans of the United States of America should not be homeless since they fought for our country with a sense of bravery and commitment. Therefore, the Department of Veterans Affairs should be reconstructed, also expanded to meet the growing need of our veterans.
Ninety-eight years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice was declared between Germany and the Allied Nations in World War I. One year later, it was celebrated as Armistice Day to honor the cause of world peace. After World War II and the Korean War, it was renamed Veterans Day, dedicated to American veterans from any war. The transition from Armistice Day to Veterans Day seems appropriate, for we would not have peace if we did not have veterans. But the implication that veterans are mere preservers of order is a vast misrepresentation; they do much more for our nation.
In the article a world without work it is shown just how important labor is for not just veterans but all americans across the country, “According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. veteran population was more than 21 million strong as of 2014.”, that 's 7% of the entire American population in 2014. This may not seem like a very large number but about 360,000 military members leave the service each year creating the need for more jobs. The problem with a lack of jobs for veterans is rooted at the lack of awareness of just how valuable these people are in the workforce. It has been found that veterans can bring leadership skills, technical expertise, and the ability to learn new skills more quickly than the average job
In my opinion, veterans do receive the care they need, but are not provided equal amount of care. Hopefully, with Donald Trump supporting the veterans, during his presidency he will be capable of providing the veterans more support and equality to benefit the veterans needs as well as their
Soldiers had fought hard for America in WWII, had seen things that could not be unseen and now they were finally coming home with a victory. When they came back, the men that went to war needed jobs, housing, and some even still needed education. Being a soldier was their job full-time prior to the victory and now it was time to come back to work, however, many of the jobs were created from the war to help the war effort. This left some unemployed and the GI Bill supplied the veterans of the second World War with unemployment insurance. Although, researchers Larsen, McCarthy, Moulton, Page, and Patel (2015) describe one of the main purposes of the GI Bill as to provide the returning veterans with a paid education including books, supplies, and counseling that the veterans needed to complete and education.
For some, they would prefer to have a family (if their not married yet), work, and pursue online courses. Others would ignore advance education totally, and yet others in some isolated cases where veterans will find it hard to adapt to a civilian lifestyle at which point they will drift psychologically and emotionally as worst scenario. The smarter and ambitious veterans though, would take advantage of most educational programs available so that some will have very successful future
6 Crucial Military College Benefits Service Members Need to Take Advantage of Military members enjoy excellent educational benefits as part of their pay for serving their country. However, there are multiple programs, each with different eligibility and application requirements. Below explains six excellent college benefits that every service member should take advantage of. The Montgomery GI Bill
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lanier has entered what he calls the "vast unknown." A combat veteran and father to four daughters, he can 't remain in the military because of a serious back injury earned in Iraq. But he can 't yet accept a civilian job because he doesn 't know when the military will discharge him. He has no clue how much the government will pay him in disability compensation related to his injury, so he can 't make a future budget.