Veterans Service - Results Summary

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Develop and sustain a comprehensive statewide Veterans' Advocacy program and administration of State Veteran programs.

End Result A: Alaska Territorial Guardsmen become eligible for veterans benefits.

1518 Alaska Territorial Guardsmen have submitted applications for federal discharge, resulting in 900 veterans becoming eligible for benefits. This exceeds our target of receiving 100 or more federal discharge requests per year.

End Result B: Veterans are supported in pursuit of benefits earned.

In the period ending 9/30/09, veterans received (recovered) benefits worth more than $8.49 million dollars. The total for FY09 was over $31 million.

End Result C: Veterans have access to quality education.

	Veteran benefits under the GI Bill continue to be utilized in the State of Alaska. In FY10 to-date, a monthly average of 374 veterans were attending facilities that offer a certificate or higher.
	Veterans benefits for education continue to increase. In FY 2009, over $8.1 million dollars have been provided to veterans for GI Bill benefits. In the first quarter of FY10, a monthly average of over $494,000 is shown.

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