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Military Appreciation Game

This Saturday, February 1st at 2:00 pm, our 51³Ô¹Ï Eagles will take on the Army Black Knights during this year's Military Appreciation ÌýBasketball Game! There will be food, drinks, and a party in the skybox. Tickets are first come, first serve. Please reach out to Leslie Hall at lhall@american.edu as the Alumni contact, and Steven Betsch at sbetsch@american.edu as the student contact

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20 Martin Luther King Jr Day of ServiceÌý

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February:

1ÌýMilitary Appreciation Yellow Ribbon Basketball Game (51³Ô¹Ï vs Army)

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TBD SVA Washington Week- Capitol HillÌý

May:Ìý

TBD Spring Veteran & Military-Connected Affinity GraduationÌý

26 Memorial Day CeremonyÌýÌý

Section 1018 of Public Law 116-315 (referred to as Isakson and Roe) requires educational institutions to provide students with certain financial information and other requirements including a personalized shopping sheet. The REMOTE Act affords the opportunity for schools to use the College Financing Plan (CFP), available through the Department of Education as a means to satisfy the requirements of section 3679(f).

51³Ô¹Ï provides all admitted students with the College Financing Plan. This document is available in the Financial aid Hub of Eagle Service.

We would also like to provide some additional resources as you review your VA Education Benefits Eligibility:

Based on GI Bill® Type

For additional information about 51³Ô¹Ï please visit: Ìý

If you have any questions about your VA Education Benefits, the Veterans Services Team is here to help!

Important Update for Chapter 33 Beneficiaries!

By verifying that you are still enrolled in the same courses or training every month, you help avoid overpayments caused by changes to your training schedule and safeguard your GI Bill® entitlement by preventing entitlement charges for training you did not attend.

ÌýHow to Verify Your Enrollment:

We encourage students to opt into text messaging, which is a simple, quick option for verifying monthly enrollment and ensuring you receive your MHA/kicker payments uninterrupted.


All impacted students with a US mobile phone number on file should receive an opt-in text message after being enrolled in your courses. You must respond to that text within 14 days. After opting in, you can simply reply to a VA text message each month to verify your enrollment.


If you opt out of text message verification or do not respond to the opt-in text, you will be automatically enrolled in email verification with the email address on file with VA.

For more information, contact your School Certifying Official or refer to the where many helpful resources are highlighted, including

From the Department of Veteran Affairs:

New monthly enrollment verification option for students

In March 2023, we introduced as an additional option for Post-9/11 GI Bill® students to verify their monthly enrollment.

VA still recommends students utilize text verification as the preferred option to verify their enrollment. However, this new method will allow students to verify directly online at VA.gov as long as they have a fully verified account through ID.me or Login.gov.

If students cannot verify through text or email, or their text or email link expires, this new option will allow students to verify directly online instead of having to call the Education Call Center.

For more information on the online verification method head to the . If your students have questions about creating a verified ID.me account, they can

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Need to Speak to the Veterans Services Office?

Need to know where to begin?

Check out our Admitted and Returning Student Checklists for a full list of items needed to Process VA Education Benefits as well as resources for our ROTC students!

Student Checklist

Monthly Newsletter

51³Ô¹Ï Veterans Services sends a monthly newsletterÌýto all students using VA education benefits.

Want to be added to the listserv to receive a notice when the newsletter is posted? Click

Monthly Newsletter

Email:ÌýVeterans@american.edu

For answers to frequently asked questions: Ìý

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website:Ìý