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Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service provides educational-vocational
counseling for veterans and certain dependents. Individuals who are eligible for
educational-vocational counseling include the following:
- Transitioning service members who are
- Within six months prior to discharge from active duty, or
- Within one year following discharge from active duty
- Current beneficiaries of educational-vocational counseling assistance participating
in the following G.I. Bill programs:
( Click on Program Chapter for additional information. )
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Chapter 18 - Benefits for Children of Vietnam Veterans,
Spina Bifida Program
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Chapter 30 - All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program
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Chapter 32 - Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance
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Chapter 33 - Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefit Program
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Chapter 35 - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
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Chapter 1606 - Educational Assistance for Members of the Selective Reserve
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Chapter 1607 - Reserve Educational Assistance Program
- Veterans and qualified dependents who are eligible for educational assistance under any of the above programs (Chapters).
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VR&E can provide a wide range of educational and vocational counseling
services to service members still on active duty, as well as veterans
and dependents who are eligible for one of VA's educational benefit
programs. These services are designed to help an individual choose a
vocational direction and determine the course needed to achieve the
chosen goal.
Assistance may include interest and aptitude testing; occupational exploration;
setting occupational goals; locating the right type of training
program and exploring educational or training facilities which might
be utilized to achieve an occupational goal.
Free counseling services are provide to eligible applicants. However, VA does
not pay for transportation to the place of counseling.
If you would like additional information on any of the VA Education
programs, please contact the nearest
Regional VA Benefits Office or call our national toll free number at
1-(800)-827-1000, or visit the VA Education Service Web Site.
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