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Old 09-17-2017, 08:32 PM
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BeatNavy
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When I was using the GI Bill for some FW add on ratings there was a dude at the school doing a program under "vocational rehab" which was like the GI Bill on steroids. He had essentially a blank check to fly whatever he wanted whenever he wanted, with no syllabus excedence limits. Flew a school owned king air at almost $1000 an hour, the baron at over $500 an hour, and the bonanza for almost $300 an hour building his 1500 hours. What I didn't get is how he qualified for voc rehab but could still have a medical. He had nothing visibly wrong with him. Never really asked though. But he had spent almost half a million taxpayers dollars on his flying at the time I was there. We had a gravy train program with the GI Bill and yellow ribbon thing and I almost felt guilty, but this seemed insane.
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