On Job Training Good For Four Years
Washington report notes General Brad ley, administrator of veterans affairs, worries about the on-the-job training program under the GI Bill of Rights. The program offers subsistence to veterans in training for a better job, but no guarantees of advancement by employers. Approval rests with the state, typically the State Department of Education, not the Veterans Administration.
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Veterans Training and Subsistence Controversy Across Programs
The on the job training program draws criticism as unscrupulous employers allegedly cut entry wages while relying on subsistence allowances to reach total pay similar to non veterans. The scheme, seen as costly to taxpayers, prompts warnings from General Bradley. Also noted are automatic pension increases for Spanish War group widows and a GI Bill training ceiling of 175 dollars for singles and 200 for married trainees, with the government paying up to 65 and 90 dollars respectively. A joke exchange from the era about marriage ends with a Texas legal notice citing guardianship proceedings for Nancy N Brown in Grayson County drafted for final settlement in September 1946.
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New Legislation Expands Veterans Pensions and Aid
President Truman signed broad veterans reforms summarized by Thomas E. Mack. The act increases pensions by 20 percent for about 2 million World War I and II veterans and 400,000 dependents, effective Sept 1, sets training pay ceilings of 200 dollars with dependents and 175 without, funds state supervision, authorizes VA canteens, provides full pensions for wartime disability and for those in VA care, lifts dependents' pension ceilings, and allocates 30 million for vehicles and related support.
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