Originally Posted by rickair7777

If you need to do a full four-year degree program, and have to choose between using VA for flight or college, you are probably better off using VA for college. The flight training reimbursement will be a MAXIMUM of 60% of what you pay for flight training, grand-total not to exceed what you would have been eligible for during a 36-month college degree program. Odds are high that you can get more money out of VA for college. Also the college payouts are just a monthly lump-sum, which you can use for food, rent, beer, etc...the flight training payments will be based soley on training already accomplished and paid for by you.