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title: "Investing in Veterans: The Need for Career and Education Advising"
description: Federal education benefits for veterans represent a substantial investment—$18 billion since 2009 under the Post-9/11 GI Bill—in the development of a skilled American workforce.
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# [Investing in Veterans: The Need for Career and Education Advising](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/investing-in-veterans-the-need-for-career-and-education-advising)

 Written by [CAEL](https://www.cael.org/resources/research/author/cael) | Jan 01, 2013

Federal education benefits for veterans represent a substantial investment—$18 billion since 2009 under the Post-9/11 GI Bill—in the development of a skilled American workforce.

 

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