{"id":51088,"date":"2022-02-23T16:18:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:51:36","slug":"no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/","title":{"rendered":"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs officials are not planning to extend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/12\/21\/gi-bill-housing-stipend-protections-enacted-for-vets-whose-classes-were-upended-by-the-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\">emergency GI Bill protections<\/a> past this summer, an indication that they expect college campuses will return to pre-pandemic operations for the fall semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since April 2020, VA leaders have been using various authorities granted by Congress to ensure that veterans and their family members attending classes through the Post-9\/11 GI Bill don\u2019t see any<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/11\/22\/student-veterans-face-huge-cuts-in-housing-stipends-if-congress-doesnt-act-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\"> disruption in housing stipend payouts<\/a>, work-study programs and other financial aid options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress renewed those emergency provisions in December, with an expiration date of June 1. In a statement, VA press secretary Terrance Hayes said department officials are not pushing for another extension into the 2022-23 school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/01\/vets-must-now-verify-school-enrollment-monthly-or-lose-housing-stipends\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2358105.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Vets must now verify school enrollment monthly or lose housing stipends<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Students will receive a text or email once a month to remind them to take action so they do not miss out on the payouts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Veterans Benefits Administration\u2019s Education Service does not believe an extension is needed,\u201d he said. \u201cCompared to when the protections were put into place, COVID conditions have substantially improved, resulting in the lifting of social distancing restrictions throughout the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pandemic protections affected about 57,000 students using the GI Bill benefit this semester alone. Without them, those individuals faced a loss of thousands of dollars in housing support for the spring 2022 semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At issue is how post-9\/11 GI Bill benefits are paid out to students who attend college classes remotely, rather than in-person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students using the veterans education benefit receive money for tuition plus a monthly housing stipend. Individuals enrolled in traditional in-person classes receive the full financial benefit, while students in online-only classes are granted just half of that housing stipend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, when the coronavirus pandemic forced college administrators to start moving classes online in spring 2020, it left students in a confusing financial situation. Under the law, their housing stipends should have been cut in half, since they were no longer considered in-person students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The difference between half of a housing stipend and the full payout can range from a few hundred dollars to nearly $2,000, since the payouts depend on the location of the student and school. For students who had already signed leases for the semester, that lost money could be financially crippling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials worked with Congress to pass the emergency protections, allowing department administrators to keep paying out the full, expected housing stipends instead of cutting the support checks by half.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/10\/free-tuition-for-military-students-part-of-push-to-help-minority-vets-families\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP04032307786.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Free tuition for military students part of push to help minority vets, families<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Fayetteville State University will start providing free tuition to all military-connected students this fall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With most college campuses slowly returning to normal operations, however, department leaders no longer believe those protections are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from the College Crisis Initiative at Davidson College \u2014 a research project tracking higher education\u2019s response to the coronavirus pandemic and similar public health issues \u2014 reported last month that nearly 90 percent of colleges and universities expected to return to normal in-person operations this semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hayes said officials will \u201ccontinue to monitor any impacts to our student veteran population\u201d in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 360,000 students are attending classes this semester on the Post-9\/11 GI Bill, the most popular of VA\u2019s education benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":90059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":7,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[61,101,7,12,26,19],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3222],"class_list":["post-51088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coronavirus","category-daily-news-roundup","category-education-transition","category-news","category-newsletters","category-veterans"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"5GCU447MEBA2DPVROEALJ2M3OQ","arc_canonical_url":"\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-23T16:18:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T07:51:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Leo Shane III\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Leo Shane III\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-02-23T16:18:46+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T07:51:36+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 477,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Coronavirus | COVID-19 Updates\",\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Education &amp; Transition\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Veterans\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-02-23T16:18:46+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T07:51:36+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/23\\\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Education &amp; Transition\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/education-transition\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"education-transition\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says - Navy Times","description":"As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says","og_description":"As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2022-02-23T16:18:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T07:51:36+00:00","author":"Leo Shane III","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Leo Shane III","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says","datePublished":"2022-02-23T16:18:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T07:51:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/"},"wordCount":477,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Coronavirus | COVID-19 Updates","Daily News Roundup","Education &amp; Transition","News","Newsletters","Veterans"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/","name":"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2022-02-23T16:18:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T07:51:36+00:00","description":"As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Education &amp; Transition","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/","ad_zone":"education-transition"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51088"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94430,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51088\/revisions\/94430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51088"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=51088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}