SPECIALIZING IN REINTEGRATION
HDS Truck Driving Institute appreciates our troops and we embrace military service members, veterans and spouses as our students. Our program provides transitioning service members with CDL training and prepares you for a new career in truck driving after the military. Come reintegrate with us.
MILITARY AND VETERAN BENEFITS
We were selected for the Military Friendly Silver Award for ’24 – ’25.
HDS Truck Driving Institute has been granted approval by the Arizona State Approving Agency to provide training at our Tucson and Yuma locations.
Qualified veterans can now use their GI Bill®** to obtain the necessary qualifications and certifications for quality and stable employment opportunities in the transportation industry.
Montgomery GI Bill® (Chapter 30)
Qualified veterans can collect a monthly subsistence payment. Eligibility lasts for 10 years after separation.
Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)
Qualified veterans can receive over $20,000 in tuition assistance annually (Aug 1 – July 31). Eligibility lasts for 15 years after separation. May be transferred to spouse or children if the veteran meets specific requirements. GI Bill® benefits provide living expenses directly to the veteran while in school.
Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation (Chapter 31)
You may be qualified if you were injured while in the military.
Guard and Reserve Members
You may be eligible for GI Bill® benefits.
You may qualify for state military educational benefits.
Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 35)
Spouses and dependent children ages 18-26 of deceased or 100 percent disabled veterans are eligible for educational assistance if the veteran’s death or disability was service-connected.
Spouses of Active Duty Personnel-MyCAA (Military Spouse Program)
Eligible military spouses may receive up to $4,000 of MyCAA Financial Assistance (FA) that can help them pursue education, training, licenses, certificates, and degrees leading to employment.
More detailed information can be found here: https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/
CREDENTIALING
Approved Credentialing Assistance Program (CA)
- Qualified Soldiers can apply for and use the Credentialing Assistance Program to obtain the necessary education for quality and stable employment opportunities in the transportation industry.
- For any Active, National Guard, or Reserve Soldier, Civilian credentials are important for career advancement, and can help Active duty Soldiers with a smoother transition into the civilian workforce later.
- If a credential is related to your duties, the Army may award promotion points for earning it.
- Credentials help you translate your military training and experience into something civilian employers can easily recognize.
- Available for voluntary off-duty training
- Subject to the same funding ceiling as TA ($4,000)
MILITARY TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA)
TA benefits are a way for the military services to provide education benefits to Service Members on Active Duty. Tuition Assistance benefits are administered by each branch of service (each branch determines their own award amounts, eligibility, restrictions, and application process) and are typically earned based on service.
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Links and Resources
Below are links and information that are valuable to students interested in seeking veteran’s educational benefits.
Apply for Veterans Education Benefits https://www.va.gov/education/how-to-apply/
Tuition Assistance. If you’ve thought about going to college, but didn’t know if you could afford it, then the Military Tuition Assistance program (TA) may be just the benefit you need. The program is available to active duty, National Guard and Reserve Component service members. Click here for application information. https://www.militaryonesource.mil/education-employment/for-service-members/how-to-use-the-military-tuition-assistance-program/
Application Process
Each military branch has its own TA application form and procedures. To find out how to get started, visit your local installation education center, go online to a virtual education center or click on the following links for each service branch:
Prior to your course enrollment, you may be required to develop an education plan or complete TA orientation. Be sure to keep the following important information in mind when you apply:
Military tuition assistance may only be used to pursue degree programs at colleges and universities in the United States that are regionally or nationally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S Department of Education.
Your service’s education center must approve your military tuition assistance before you enroll in a course.
Details can be found here; https://www.militaryonesource.mil/education-employment/for-service-members/how-to-use-the-military-tuition-assistance-program/
Title 38 3679(e) Compliance
The following policies and procedures are of primary concern to veterans, servicepersons, members of guard and selected reserves, and other eligible persons who receive VA educational benefits while enrolled at HDS Truck Driving Institute.
In accordance with Title 38 US Code 3679 subsection (e}, this school adopts the following additional provisions for any students using U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs {VA} Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (Ch. 33} or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch. 31) benefits, while payment to the institution is pending from the VA. This school will not:
- Prevent the student’s enrollment;
- Assess a late penalty fee to;
- Require student secure alternative or additional funding;
- Deny their access to any resources (access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities} available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills to the institution.
However, to qualify for this provision, such students may be required to:
- Provide Chapter 33 Certificate of Eligibility (or its equivalent} or for Chapter 31, VA VR&E’s contract with the school on VA Form 28-1905 by the first day of class.
Note: Chapter 33 students can register at the VA Regional Office to use E-Benefits to get the equivalent of a Chapter 33 Certificate of Eligibility. Chapter 31 student cannot get a completed VA Form 28-1905 (or any equivalent} before the VA VR&E case-manager issues it to the school.
Have specific questions, please contact Student_Services@HdsDrivers.com.
Determining Veteran’s Benefits, Eligibility, Entitlement, and Payments
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs approves applications and makes decisions about eligibility, entitlement, and payments. Specific questions regarding your eligibility, entitlement, or payments should be referred to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at https://www.va.gov/
To apply for veteran’s education benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs, visit https://www.va.gov/education/how-to-apply/
Contact the VA Education Call Center at 888-GIBILL-1 (888-442-4551) for additional information.
Public Law 115-407, Sections 103 and 104. In accordance with the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, section 3679(e) of title 38 (Public Law 115-407), a student who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits shall be permitted to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a Certificate of Eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31 or 33 (a “Certificate of Eligibility” can also include a “Statement of Benefits” obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ website – eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for Chapter 31) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:
• The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution
• 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the Certificate of Eligibility
The School shall not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or require the student to borrow additional funds, in order to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.
The Financial Aid Shopping Sheet is a consumer tool HDS Truck Driving Institute (“HDS”) uses to notify students who 1) file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and 2) are using Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits about their financial aid packages. It is a standardized form that is designed to simplify the information that prospective students receive about costs and financial aid so they can easily compare institutions and make informed decisions about where to attend school. Click here for more information.
**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 at http://www.benefits.va.gov/
