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Soldiers teach English at Tikrit University
Blackanthem Military News
 TIKRIT, Iraq - The site of U.S. Soldiers on the campus of Tikrit University is common, but the Soldiers don't come to secure the university, instead they come to interact with Iraqi students as part of the "Soldier to Student" chat program.
"Soldier to student" chats were developed through partnership efforts between the U.S. State Department Provincial Reconstruction Team, leaders and administrators at Tikrit University and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
The original goal of the chats was to assist Iraqi students learning English, but the weekly chats have the added benefit of providing American Soldiers a glimpse into the daily lives of Iraqi college students and dissolving cultural and language barriers.
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New York National Guard Captain Teaches College in Kosovo
 CAMP BONDSTEEL, KOSOVO - New York Army National Guard Captain Elizabeth Ramsey is a logistics officer in the 369th Sustainment Brigade, a Public Defender in New Jersey, and now a college professor.
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School's in Session at the Castle
 RIG DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - First grade student Yaar Gul bats a fly from his eye lash with one hand as the other follows along in his school book. He repeats after his instructor again and again, "Nomads live under the tent. Nomads have a tent. Nomads sleep in the tent."
Pre-Warrior Leaders Course in Iraq
 CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - When the words Warrior University are heard, one of first things that might come to mind is an intense combat basic training school. But around the 260th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion from Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., it means leadership, integrity and duty as Soldiers are preparing to be better leaders as they attend the William J. Bearsley Pre-Warrior Leaders Course.
CAB Soldiers seek self-improvement through education
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - South African human rights activist and symbol of international peace, Nelson Mandela, once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world."
I-BIZ; Teaching skills for an independent Iraq
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, TIKRIT, Iraq - The Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone provides educational and job opportunities for Tikrit-area residents. Soldiers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division toured the center to see how the "Dragon" Brigade can help move the Salah ad Din I-BIZ to the next level.
GRD completes middle school in Sadr City
 Sadr City, Iraq - Children in Sadr City now have a better learning environment, thanks to the efforts of the Iraqi Transitional Authority and its construction partner, the Gulf Region Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Iraq. More than 1,500 middle school boys will be attending Al-Khawarizmy Intermediate School in one of Baghdad's poorest districts.
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At
a college
that is
approved
for all
Veterans
Administration
(VA)
programs
relating
to
college
and
university
level
education.
Veterans'
benefits
are
available
for
training
of
students
under
the
following:
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Chapter
1606
- The
Montgomery
GI Bill
-
Selected
Reserve
program
may be
available
to you
if you
are a
member
of the
Selected
Reserve.
The
Selected
Reserve
includes
the Army
Reserve,
Navy
Reserve,
Air
Force
Reserve,
Marine
Corps
Reserve
and
Coast
Guard
Reserve,
and the
Army
National
Guard
and the
Air
National
Guard.
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Chapter
1607
- REAP was established as a part of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
It is a
new
Department
of
Defense
education
benefit
program
designed
to
provide
educational
assistance
to
members
of the
Reserve
components
called
or
ordered
to
active
duty in
response
to a war
or
national
emergency
(contingency
operation)
as
declared
by the
President
or
Congress.
The
Department
of
Defense
and the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
will
determine
who is
eligible
for this
program.
The
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
will
administer
the
program
and pay
benefits
from
funds
contributed
by DOD.
*
Chapter
30 -
The Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty, called "MGIB" for short, provides up to 36 months of education benefits to eligible veterans for College, Technical or Vocational Courses, Correspondence Courses, Apprenticeship/Job Training, Flight Training, High-tech Training, Licensing & Certification Tests, Entrepreneurship Training or Certain Entrance Examinations.
*
Chapter
31 -
The
Department
of
Veterans
Affair's
Veterans
Benefits
Administration's
Vocational
Rehabilitation
and
Employment
(VR&E)
service
is
vested
with
delivering
timely,
effective
vocational
rehabilitation
services
to
veterans
with
service-connected
disabilities.
Enabling
our
injured
soldiers,
sailors,
airmen,
and
other
veterans
with
disabilities
for a
seamless
transition
from
military
service
to a
successful
rehabilitation
and on
to
suitable
employment
after
service
to our
Nation.
*
Chapter
32 -
VEAP is
available
if you
elected
to make
contributions
from
your
military
pay to
participate
in this
education
benefit
program.
Your
contributions
are
matched
on a $2
for $1
basis by
the
Government.
You may
use
these
benefits
for
degree,
certificate,
correspondence,
apprenticeship/on-the-job
training
programs,
and
vocational
flight
training
programs.
In
certain
circumstances,
remedial,
deficiency,
and
refresher
training
may also
be
available.
*
Chapter
35 -
Dependents'
Educational
Assistance
provides
education
and
training
opportunities
to
eligible
dependents
of
certain
veterans.
The
program
offers
up to 45
months
of
education
benefits.
These
benefits
may be
used for
degree
and
certificate
programs,
apprenticeship,
and
on-the-job
training.
If you
are a
spouse,
you may
take a
correspondence
course.
Remedial,
deficiency,
and
refresher
courses
may be
approved
under
certain
circumstances.
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Partnership for a brighter future
 TIKRIT, Iraq - Leaders of University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business met with the Tikrit University's acting president, its dean of business administration and economics and other faculty members to reveal their drafts for the advancement of education and opportunity for the school, Sept. 27.
Kunar provincial leaders, PRT sign school bundle promise
 KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Kunar Provincial government leaders and Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team members signed a construction project implementation commitment to build five new schools in the province, Sept. 27.
Afghans lay stones to begin school construction
 PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Paktya province government representatives and religious leaders, along with members of the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team working with Paratroopers from 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, travelled to Zormot district for a ceremony marking the beginning of construction on the Center for Educational Excellence, Sept. 7.
Iraqi children go from mud hut to new school
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARRIOR, KIRKUK, Iraq - The school children in the village of Chemin in Kirkuk province, Iraq, have always known the small mud house on the outskirts of their village as their school.
Photos : 'First Team' reads for literacy
 KILEEN, Texas - Spc. Jasmin Rodriquez reads a children's book to Seydou-Nour Konate, Valerie Candelelaria and Jadelyn Febles, pre-kindergarten students of Maxdale Elementary School in Killeen, Texas, Sept. 8. Four 'Greywolf' Soldiers spent two hours with pre-K students reading various children's books.
Freshmen "focus" on fixing up community
 CAMP CATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind - Saturday the freshmen at Franklin College dedicated their first day of orientation to making the local community more beautiful.
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GI Bill Transferability Set to Begin
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the Post-9/11 GI Bill's option to transfer unused educational benefits to eligible family members taking effect tomorrow, it's no surprise that more than 25,000 servicemembers have pre-applied, a Pentagon official said today.
Vets, Military Receive Faster Education Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it has dramatically improved its ability to process applications for GI Bill education benefits from veterans and servicemembers.
Possible Changes Eyed for Guard, Reserve Montgomery GI Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Defense leaders joined the Minnesota National Guard's adjutant general yesterday in urging Congress to revise the Montgomery GI Bill to improve coverage for reserve-component troops, although they didn't necessarily agree on the best way to accomplish that.
Minnesota National Guard Unit Denied Active Duty Benefits
 ST PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota Army National Guard's 1/34th BCT was extended in January 2007 for a period of 125 days; as a result, Soldiers of the 1/34th BCT were on orders longer than any unit in the US Military -- Active, Guard, or Reserve -- in either OIF or OEF. The Army cut orders to account for this extension. Inexplicably 1,338 orders reflected a 730-day duty period; and 1,162 orders reflected a period shorter than 730 days. 730 days (2 years) is the cut-off point for a higher level of Montgomery GI Bill benefits.
Policy Change Boosts G.I. Bill Eligibility for Some Guard, Reserve Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent Defense Department policy change widens the eligibility window for some Reserve-component troops who want to use their Montgomery G.I. Bill education benefits, a senior DoD official said here today.
Montgomery GI Bill Goes Unused by Half Who "Buy"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Can you imagine turning down $20,000 in education benefits -- especially if you paid for it in advance with cold cash and sweat equity?
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