Career Instead of a Job


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As a veteran you have a great advantage in obtaining a career instead of a job. The main difference between a career and a job is that with a career you want to go to work and you get paid to due what you enjoy. With a job, you have to go to work to get paid. When you get to work you are working for a boss who tells you what and how to do the job.

Use your GI Bill benefits to advance your education and training. Learn how to use your benefits to earn a degree, train for a specific trade, or work toward a career goal.

Benefits

1.   Helps pay in as tuition, books, and housing at an institution of higher learning (like a 4-year university, community college, or graduate school).

2.  Funding for tuition and housing at a school inside or outside the U.S.

3.  Additional funds to help pay for a school if your tuition costs more than what is covered by the active-duty Tuition Assistance program.

4.  Helps to pay for a tutor if you’re struggling with coursework.

5.  A lump-sum payment is given to help cover the cost of courses in high-tech degree or non-degree programs.

6.  Funding for specific training programs (like HVAC repair, truck driver, EMT training).

7.  A program that connects you to a high-tech training provider so you can gain computer skills and experience to start or advance your high-tech career.

8.  Funds help many for training to become a pilot.

9.  Money to help cover books, supplies, and housing while you learn a trade or skill (like plumbing, hotel management, or firefighter).

10.  Access to training assisting in starting in your own business.

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There are many other benefits available in this bill that can help you pick and gain a career instead of a job. As a ninety year old veteran I never had to work. I was able to have the Air Force train me in one of the careers that I wanted as a child. I usually went to work about two hours early and stayed later than scheduled because I loved what I was doing. When I retired from that career back in 1980, I went after my second career choice as a minister. So I went to Seminary and became a minister. I did not want to be a church pastor, but a minister that brought people back to God and help those that I could. Then in 2012 I became a chaplain for my post in the American Legion and was almost immediately told about the Veterans committing suicide. Since then my mission is to work with fellow veterans and help them find the right path to go down. I want to help you find the peace I found in life by finding two careers rather than a job. It makes life so much more enjoyable.

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