Quick overview on the veterans program here at Suny Broome.

1. Suny Broome
Veterans Program
By: Mary Simeon

2. Welcome
 SUNY Broome is approved by the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) as a training facility for veterans and other
eligible students.
 The Veterans & Military Affairs Office currently coordinates
services for more than 110 veterans who are attending classes
and receiving veteran’s education benefits
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3. Available
Resources
 Referrals for counseling for financial, vocational and academic
problems; veterans work-study job information; and
important information about resources are available to them
at the college.
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4. Howtoapply
forbenefits
 Determine which benefit is best for you: Use the GI Bill® Road
Map for Success or call the VA at 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-
442-4551).
 Apply for your Veterans Education Benefits through the VA by
using the Veterans Online Application.
 Submit a copy of DD-214 (Member Copy 4), or if drilling
with the Reserve or Guard, submit a copy of Notice of Basic
Eligibility (Form: DD-2384) from Reserve or Guard Unit
Officer.
 Submit a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility letter, copy of
your current Concise Class Schedule and a
completed SUNY Broome Veterans Educational Benefits
Request Form
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Veterans
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6. SunyBroome
Click on the links below for a full
description and application
instructions:
Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33),
including the Marine Gunnery
Sergeant John David Fry
Scholarship
Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty
(Chapter 30)
Montgomery GI Bill® – Selected
Reserve (Chapter 1606)
Reserve Educational Assistance
Program (Chapter 1607)
Survivors’ and Dependents’
Educational Assistance Program
(Chapter 35)
Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (Chapter 31)
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