GI Bill

American

noun

any of various Congressional bills enacted to provide funds for college educations, home-buying loans, and other benefits for armed-services veterans.

GI Bill Cultural

A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. Benefits are still available to persons honorably discharged from the armed forces.

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I also have 11 months and 20 days remaining under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

After the war, manufacturing boomed, the GI Bill fueled white-collar growth and workers fanned out to the suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Some help for veterans came in the form of the GI Bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Programs like the GI Bill, celebrated as America’s first “color-blind” policy, ostensibly extended benefits to all veterans.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2024

Immediately after graduation, they were headed for Lackland Air Force Base for basic training, and then they would use the GI Bill for college.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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