Veterans Student Loan Relief Grant Deadline Extended
The Veterans' Student Loan Relief Fund announced today that it is extending the deadline, from December 1 to December 15, 2012, for veterans to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to help them dig out from under the debt burden imposed by certain predatory for-profit colleges. Veterans and qualified family members, who believe they have been misled, may apply.
For guidelines, please visit http://bit.ly/ReliefFundGuidelines and for an application, http://bit.ly/ReliefFundApplication. For general information, visit http://knowbeforeyouenroll.org/.
This is the second round of grants made available by the Veterans' Student Loan Relief Fund. The director of the grant program, Matthew Boulay, who served in Iraq, said, “With these grants we are helping student veterans who were promised high-quality educations and ‘guaranteed jobs’ by various for-profit colleges. But, in the end, many of them not only exhausted their GI benefits but also built up mountains of student loan debt while only receiving non-transferable credits, worthless degrees or no degree at all.”
The Veterans' Student Loan Relief Fund works in partnership with the University of San Diego’s (USD) Initiative to Protect Student Veterans. The initiative helps them make informed decisions about selecting schools and advocate for their rights. It also provides assistance to veterans to file complaints and resolve disputes with for-profit colleges that may have targeted them for their military education benefits.
“Schools continue to prey on taxpayer money and the GI Bill funding made available to our returning military veterans,” added retired Marine Col Patrick Uetz, Esq., the founding director of the USD initiative. “Veterans must understand what they need to meet their goals, learn how to evaluate schools and make good choices. Information and resources available on websites like knowbeforeyouenroll.org provide comprehensive information that students need to decide their futures.”
For more information, please contact Dom Slowey at the Veterans’ Student Loan Relief Fund by calling (781) 710-0014.
Member Oorahs!
I received my Dress Blues I ordered from The Marine
Shop in the mail today. And I just wanted to write and tell everyone there
that you all did a great job! Everyone from the tailors, to the customer
service reps. I am highly impressed with the quality and tailoring of your
uniforms. I will definitely keep coming back to The Marine Shop in the
future for uniforms!
I received them this morning. Thank you so much for your help! you guys are awesome and you will have my business for any uniform or military need in the future as well as a hearty recommendation via word of mouth to anyone who wonders where they should purchase uniforms from!
My Name is Sergeant Major Juan. M. Hidalgo, Sergeant Major of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) out of Camp Pendleton, CA. Sergeant Major (Ret.) Frank Pulley is one of my mentors and is someone that I have a tremendous amount of respect for. The MCA and SgtMaj Pulley do a phenomenal job in helping us recognize our Marines and Sailors and they continually demonstrate that they are always more than ready to support; anytime...Anyplace! And on behalf of the entire 13th MEU, I thank you very much!
It is ALWAYS a pleasure to work with a consummate professional such as SgtMaj (Ret.) Frank Pulley. As the company 1stSgt for Hotel Company, MCT, SOI (West), I’ve attended a number of his briefs and one can visually see a positive change in the student’s attention levels as the SgtMaj delivers his presentation. The SgtMaj truly cares about the Marines and the Marine Corps and represents the MCA in an extremely admirable manner. It has been my experience that all Marines (including myself) benefit from the experience of attending a MCA presentation. And regardless of rank or years of experience, Marines should always seek to increase their level of proficiency and knowledge and MCA briefs provide us with that opportunity.
Member saying thanks to our Customer Service Representative, Skylar Hand.
Thank you so much for your help!!! I think you should be commended for your excellent customer service! You were extremely helpful and I was about to get upset about my order but you handled it before I could say anything. You are the best. Thanks again!!!
Colonel Ford, I have to pass this on because I'm in shock that I was able to Connect (on the first Ring), Chat and concluded my business with "Sharon" in less than 30 seconds, at the MCA-Office. I was taken by surprise. Why, I'm Not used to anyone answering the phone especially on the first ring. AND...a human being...a lovely lady with a disarming voice, which at first I thought was a recording. WOW! I commend THE MCA for doing such an outstanding service for its members...make me proud. Just think...I was not asked "if I knew my parties Extension."?
Wish I had a Blog...I would spread around how delighted I am. What transpired to me today is Rare, just doesn't happen anymore. See, I'm so impressed I'm blitzing you here.
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I want to relay my many thanks to everyone at Marine Corps Association and Military Historical Tours for providing me the opportunity to experience such a wonderful trip to Russia. Had I not won this trip through MCA I may have never taken advantage of such fantastic travels. The group, the Russian Tour guide (Oleg Alexandrov) and Charlie Dunn were wonderful companions during the trip. It will be a memory I will cherish all of my remaing days on this earth.
Again, Many thanks and Semper Fidelis!
Ms. Pappas,
Congratulations. You are more responsive and informative than any other website contact I can recall. I appreciate that very much. It’s really nice to have someone like you at the MCA “front door.”
Sincerely, Alfred
Just a quick note of thanks to Patty Everett. I arrived home from a week vacation to find a package from the Marine Corps Association. I was expecting to find one of the magazines I requested, however, I was pleasantly surprised to discover both magazines were inside. In a time when it seems no one cares about customer satisfaction I am gratified to discover that customer service is not a lost art at the MCA. Once again I thank you for your efforts on my request. It may have been thing but the effort made a huge impression.
Jessica,
Thank you so much for taking the extra time and making the extra effort
to ship another hat to me for my husband last week. The second hat
arrived last Thursday... and he was tickled with it. Although it may be
"only a hat" it is a very special hat in many ways. He will always be a
proud Marine dad, and your kindness is very much appreciated.
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