June 8, 2007
Lawmakers Seek Increase in GI-Bill Aid for Reservists
Their service has gone from weekends to war, but education benefits lag
A record number of reservists are joining the U.S. military's operational forces, but some politicians and veterans' advocates say the government is shortchanging them on their education benefits.
Earlier this year, Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln and Rep. Vic Snyder, both Democrats from Arkansas, introduced the Total Force GI Bill, which would overhaul the military's system of education benefits. The law would also
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