VA contacting Post 9-11 GI Bill recipients

Just so you don’t think you’re getting a telemarketing call, the VA has released that they’ll be contacting folks who’ve applied for the new GI Bill ed benefits;

Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be telephoning Veterans across the country to explain their education benefits under the new Post-911 GI Bill and ensure beneficiaries are able to receive payments due them.

Especially important in the message;

VA representatives making calls will not ask for any personal information, such as birthdates, bank account or social security numbers, but they may ask family members for information to contact Veterans who are away at school.

Especially disturbing in the press release;

“The Post-9/11 GI Bill is one of our highest priorities,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.

A third of the recipients hasn’t received a penny yet – but the Ed Bill is one of their highest priorities? I wonder how the folks involved in a lower priority project are getting along.

Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Military issues