(Vocational Training for Certain Veterans Receiving VA Pensions 64.123) Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office Washington DC 20420 800-827-1000 The program objective is to assist new pension recipients to resume and maintain gainful employment by providing vocational training and other services. The program provides for direct payment of service providers for the entire cost of tuition, books, fees, supplies, and other services. The training program usually may not exceed 24 months, and participants may also receive up to 18 months of employment counseling, job search assistance, and work adjustment services. Additional information and application materials are available at any local or regional Veterans Affairs Office. Money available: $514,000. The money available is limited to actual costs of books, tuition, and fees (does not include pension allowance). MONEY FOR RETIRED VETERANS TO GO TO SCHOOL (All Volunteer Force Educational Assistance 64.124) Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office Washington DC 20420 800-827-1000 The program objective is to help service persons readjust to civilian life after their separation from military service, to assist in the recruitment and retention of highly qualified personnel in the active and reserve components in the Aimed Forces; to extend the benefits of a higher education to those who may not otherwise be able to afford it. To restore
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