About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

HRD-78-148 1 (1978-11-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayhp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMFNT RESURE 07938 - (C35286121 (Restricted) Improvements Needed in Implementation of the Veterans' Educational Assistance Program. HRE-78-148; B-114859. Ncvember 30, 1978. 40 pp. + 6 appendices (19 pp.). Report to Sen. Alan Cranston, Chairmar, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Federally Sponsored or Assisted Educaticn Prcgrams (3300); Federally Sponsored or Assisted Education Programs: Organization and Management of Federal Educaticn Prcgrams (3301). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Veterans Benefits and Services: Veterans Education, Training, and Rehabilitation (702). Organization Concerned: Veterans Administration; Department of Defense; Coast Guard. Congressional Relevance: House Committee cn Veterans' Affairs; Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Sen. Alan Cranston. Authority: Education Assistance Act cf 1977. P.L. 91-502, title IV. 38 U.S.C. 1621. 38 U.S.C. 1622. 38 U.S.C. 1623. Vetprans Benefits Circular 20-77-25. Marine Corps Order 1560.28i DA Circular 621-1. Air Force Regulation 213-1. DVB Circular 20-77-25. The Post-Vietnam Era Veterans@ Educational Assistance Program is a 5-year pilot program designed to Fomote and assist the all-volunteer armed forces in attracting qualified persons by offering educational assistance to young men and women who might not otherwise be rble to afford an education. To be eligible, a service member must elect to participate and agree to contribute between S50 and $75 per month to an education fund. This contribution is matched by $2 for every Si by the Veterans Administration (VA). Upon completion of his service, the participant becomes eligible for monthly educational assistance payments. Findings/Conclusions: Although the program has been in effect for more than a year, the VA and the Department of Defense had not issued ccomprehensive joint' guidelines for implementation and administration of the program. Interim guidelines were issued on a piecemeal bsis by the individual services. Information presented to eligible recruits varied among the services and, in some instancrs, was inconsistent with the law. Two services Frovided recruits with a scheduled opportunity to make an allotment for the prcgram before their detailed briefing on the program. Some service personnel responsible for program implementation appeared to have a low opinion of the program. Of an arbitrary sample of 2,534 recruits questioned at nine facilities, 512 (about 20%) indicated that they had enrolled in the progam. Forty-eight percent stated that they planned to enroll later; 391 stated they had not decided on career goals; 36% contended that they could not afford the contributions; and 35% stated that they

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most