Robert Rahni ⋅ White Plains, NY Fordham University ⋅ 13 years experience

Hi James,

To piggyback off what Taylor shared, my suggestion is to identify an institution of higher learning (IHL) that you are interested in pursuing the Six Sigma through.

From there call the VA Educational Hotline at 1-888-442-4551 and provide them with the name of the school/IHL. They’ll be able to tell your right away if that program is approved for federal GI BILL educational benefits.

Good luck!
Rob

ACP AdvisorNet Staff ⋅ New York, NY ⋅ 10 years experience

Hi James,

Thank you for your question. I came across an article from Military.com that has a general breakdown of Post-9/11 GI Bill (https://www.military.com/education/gi-bill/new-post-911-gi-bill-overview.html). I would also highly recommend touching base with the financial aid/veteran center at the school that offers the Six Sigma Black Belt course you are interested in, as they could provide some insight on school specific eligibility.

I hope this helps. Thank you for your service!

Best,
Taylor

Courtney Wilson ⋅ Millbury, MA U.S. Army, Captain ⋅ 6 years served

Yes. Onward to Opportunity offered through IVMF of Syracuse University.
http://onward2opportunity-vctp.org/course-offerings/

Thomas Pear ⋅ Cape Coral, FL Keiser University ⋅ 16 years experience

I have gone to my congressman with issues dealing with government and benefits. Each member of Congress has a staffer who handles issues between constitutes and the federal bureaucracy. Every federal administration has to go to Congress for funding each year and wants to maintain as much good will as possible with each member of Congress.

For example, I was married to a Canadian and paid for an attorney to get her Green Card. I had no luck for a couple of years. I went to my Congressman, and within a month I received a call saying my wife's green card was in the mail. I had a friend whose wife was denied social security benefits for years even though she had MS. He went to his Congressman, and he and his wife received a benefit check within a couple of months.

My advice is for you to go to your Congressman or Congress Woman and have you claim assigned to a caseworker.

Lori York ⋅ Lakeville, MN NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ⋅ 20 years experience

I've done some searching here in my home state (MN) and keep finding that Six Sigma training is mostly offered as continuing education (CEUs). So even if the training program is coming from a reputable institutions it my not be approved by VA for education benefits. In general, VA approves academic degrees and certificates and certain types of job/career training and apprenticeships. I feel like CEUs are just outside of the scope of what VA will review and approve for education benefits
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You could consider broadening your search to see if the concepts of Six Sigma are offered in an undergraduate or graduate level course. That would have a better chance at being benefits-eligible than a continuing education course.

My two cents. Hope that helps.
Lori York