GI Bill and places to live

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I have two questions-

1: If I initially turn down the GI bill is there any way to get it back later? I don't know now if I'll ever go back to school, but I don't want to turn it down and kick myself later. But on the same note I don't want to pay into it but never use it.

2: I'll be stationed at Keesler after COT (which I leave for in a week AH!) and was starting to scope out a place to live. Almost all of the apartments I found online had horrible reviews about noise, roaches, and bad management. Is anyone there now or been stationed there to know any nice place to live?? I'll be by myself so I want to feel safe. I also hope to bring my two dogs down eventually. Four years without them is not an option! :)

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I have two questions-

1: If I initially turn down the GI bill is there any way to get it back later? I don't know now if I'll ever go back to school, but I don't want to turn it down and kick myself later. But on the same note I don't want to pay into it but never use it.

2: I'll be stationed at Keesler after COT (which I leave for in a week AH!) and was starting to scope out a place to live. Almost all of the apartments I found online had horrible reviews about noise, roaches, and bad management. Is anyone there now or been stationed there to know any nice place to live?? I'll be by myself so I want to feel safe. I also hope to bring my two dogs down eventually. Four years without them is not an option! :)

No you cannot turn the GI bill down and get it later. Absolutely don't turn down a $1200 investment that pays out around 50K and can be transfered to your dependents!

Most of the nice places to live when I was there were in Ocean Springs.

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thanks! i won't turn it down since i don't know if i'll be going back to school- just curious what the options were.

i know i have to stop by the housing office or something at keesler before signing any contract for housing but will they point me in the direction of good places to live or am i on my own as far as talking to people about nice housing?

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thanks! i won't turn it down since i don't know if i'll be going back to school- just curious what the options were.

i know i have to stop by the housing office or something at keesler before signing any contract for housing but will they point me in the direction of good places to live or am i on my own as far as talking to people about nice housing?

Housing can give your the rental partnership listing, but other than that they are generally not a lot help in finding a place to live. The biggest thing about a rental agreement is that there is a military clause in there, and the renter is not on the restricted list. http://www.militarybyowner.com/ try this link for some rental places.

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Anyone know if one can take the GIbill if I had it before and used it to get my BSN? I think it would be a great investment now that it is transferable to kids.

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You're referring to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which everyone gets if they don't take the other one, the Montgomery GI Bill (the one you pay for). They dock the amount of benefits you received before against whatever the Post 9/11 one is worth.

Also, no matter what paperwork you fill out, they WILL automatically take the Montgomery GI Bill money out of your pay. They did it to me (and according to the folks at the education office they do it to all the new accessions). All I had to do was go to the Education Office and they took care of it and got me my money back.

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