A New Hope

So i was chatting with a friend yesterday about my hope for change and looking at the future and such. He also is looking to make changes and we started talking about school, and the G I Bill. It's a financial college program for military members and veterans. Just last month President Bush signed into law significant changes to the program. The previous bill would pay for a certain percentage of the tuition and fees for the college of your choice. Well all that has changed. Starting in August of 2009, the new bill will be adding significant upgrades. So here's the rundown...

First, the government will pay up to the most expensive state school's tuition and fees.
Second, they will give a 1,000 dollar allowance for book expenses.
and Third... For any veteran who is enrolled in the program, they will give a living and housing allowance. This allowance will be the same pay rate, as that of an E-5 pay grade in the armed forces. In other words, what a Staff Sgt. makes in housing allowance; i will receive the same thing. And that's... 1,100 bucks a month.

Now here are the stipulations...

I will only have 36 months to complete whatever degree I choose. So that will mean making some job changes. And that's the hard part. My schedule is, well.... stupid. So to add another challenge would basically make me wanna find the tallest building in Abilene.... if you know what I mean. So a change would have to be made. The good thing about this is, I have a year to get things ready to go. If I enroll in the program now, i might not receive the benefits of the new program, so I'm gonna wait until then. I really see this as a great opportunity for my future. I guess the only thing to do now is pray and really ask the Lord for His will in all this. I hope that you will pray for me through all this as well.

So, for my next blog........

"What In The World Will My Major Be?"