BAH for online courses

**DOC** · 09-29-2011, 02:47 PM

Also as of Aug 1st you do not need to be a degree seeking student and the benifits can be used for Diploma and Technical courses.

I have used it for two years now, done December 10, and it has been damn good. I have enough time to get the BS starting next spring and the BAH is awesome. Prior to Aug 1st you had to take at least one class in the classroom and now you can be 100% online.

**old grunt** · 09-30-2011, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by AirborneCA

Negative. Under the new Chapter 33 Post 9/11 it will pay for the PPL, Comm, CFI and CFII etc... BUT you have to be enrolled in a college that has an appropriate degree program that is conducive to the training. I.e. My degreee is in Profes. Helicopter Piloting Management. And they will pick up for the PPL. If you use the Montgomery GI Bill you are correct, Big Unc will only pay for 40-60% of the add ons an 0% of the PPL. However, there are MUCHO plans out there as well for people who were prior-service/veterans that dont require any of the previously stated. Such as: If I got out and received a 40% disability (which you and I know isnt hard to come by) then you can get 100% everything paid for under the Mongomery/VA. There are sooo many different avenues of approach for you to look into. The Post 9/11 is just an add too approach that is more beneficial in some areas of study. Just speak with a school VA rep or get hold of a Part 141 flight school and they will square you away. Theres a schload of opportunities for you out there. These programs were 75% of the reason I got off of AC back in December. Not everyone can drop the 75k plus for the certs and license to make you a quasi-marketable pilot in todays market. NOW is the time for soldiers who want to fly to take advantage of the shortage of pilots around the world as well as helping flood the market with low-time pilots when the Vietnam guys will be retiring in the next few years (Inshallah) and the next class/group will be moving on into those positions. I plan on becoming an instructor to build time and hopefully one day that dream job will come along.

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Started flying(a little)back when I was with the 82d,then took lessons in an R-22 helo. Never got my ticket. It's been so LONG,I'd be starting from scratch. I have a B.A. degree, so another diploma is not a goal(plus no colleges near me offering aviation-type degrees)..just want to fly. I'm 48 so another career,other than instructing,might be far-fetched..but I wanted to fly since I was ten years old. FUCK it, I'll figure it out and hopefully, one of these Post 9/11 programs will help out. I have ZERO patience for sitting in a college class anymore. Maybe I can turn this into a good P/T job down the line. Thanks for the download Vern! BE SAFE Bro!

**old grunt** · 09-30-2011, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by DOC

Also as of Aug 1st you do not need to be a degree seeking student and the benifits can be used for Diploma and Technical courses.

I have used it for two years now, done December 10, and it has been damn good. I have enough time to get the BS starting next spring and the BAH is awesome. Prior to Aug 1st you had to take at least one class in the classroom and now you can be 100% online.

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THANKS Doc...on second thought, an online degree(not that i want another degree,BUT)from Embry-Riddle MIGHT qualify me, in conjuction with actual flying lessons, for some Private Pilot $$$. Have to talk to my VA guy,I guess!