Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service provides vocational-educational counseling to veterans and certain dependents. Individuals who are eligible for vocational-educational counseling include the following:

• Transitioning service members who are
• within six months prior to discharge from active duty, or
• within one year following discharge from active duty


• Current beneficiaries of vocational-educational counseling assistance participating in the following G.I. Bill programs:
( Click  on  Program  Chapter  for  additional  information. )

• Chapter 18     - Benefits for Children of Vietnam Veterans, Spina Bifida Program
• Chapter 30     - All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program
• Chapter 32     - Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance
• Chapter 35     - Surviors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
• Chapter 1606 - Educational Assistance for Members of the Selective Reserve
• Chapter 1607 - Reserve Educational Assistance Program
• New GI Bill      - Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefit Program
  • Post-9/11 GI Bill Program begins  AUGUST 1, 2009.


• Veterans and qualified dependents who are eligible for educational assistance under any of the above programs (Chapters).

VR&E can provide a wide range of vocational and educational counseling services to service members still on active duty, as well as veterans and dependents who are eligible for one of VA's educational benefit programs. These services are designed to help an individual choose a vocational direction and determine the course needed to achieve the chosen goal.

Assistance may include interest and aptitude testing; occupational exploration; setting occupational goals; locating the right type of training program and exploring educational or training facilities which might be utilized to achieve an occupational goal.

Free counseling services are provide to eligible applicants. However, VA does not pay for transportation to the place of counseling.

• Call the nationwide toll free number, 1-800-827-1000 to request
  VA Form 28-8832, Application for Vocational Educational Counseling.
• Click here to Download and Print an application for Education benefits.
• Click here to visit the Education web site.

If you would like additional information on any of the VA Education programs, please contact the nearest Regional VA Benefits Office or call our national toll free number at 1-(800)-827-1000, or visit the VA Education Service Web Site.

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