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Aviation Training for U.S. Veterans

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PROFESSIONAL AVIATION TRAINING FOR U.S. VETERANS

Train for Your Next Career
Transition into the rewarding and challenging worlds of corporate or commercial aviation by tapping into your unused VA benefits to earn a new type rating. FlightSafety International, the world’s leading provider of aviation training and a major training mission contractor to all branches of the U.S. military, has VA approved courses to help you do this.

FlightSafety Courses Approved for VA Benefits*
Maximize your Veterans Affairs benefits at FlightSafety. Apply first to the VA for your Certificate of Eligibility to see which programs are available. Veterans utilizing Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33) are only required to prepay the difference between the maximum yearly benefit and the total course cost, meaning they have very few expenses to receive world-class training.

You Served Your Country – Now Take Advantage of the Benefits You Earned

Training Assistance
Veterans, National Guard members, reservists and active duty military all may qualify for substantial assistance for FlightSafety professional pilot training. FlightSafety has a wide range of courses approved for veterans training under many of the various VA benefit programs. Courses include type-specific initial and recurrent training as well as non-aircraft-specific training such as instrument ratings, multi-engine certification, airline transport and flight instructor.

State Offices Approve Training
Training programs for veterans are approved on a state-by-state basis, in the state where the training is offered. For more information, contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Determine Your Eligibility
To find out whether you qualify for this training, contact the VA, either at a regional office near you, or online at benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Let Us Help You Plan Your Training
Once you’ve established your eligibility, contact us at VABenefits@FlightSafety.com for more information about our training programs and to start planning your new career.

Wherever your choices take you, all of us at FlightSafety thank you for your service to our country and look forward to meeting and exceeding all of your training requirements.

* VA Benefits encompass all of Montgomery GI Bill® (CH 30) and Post-9/11 GI Bill® (CH 33) benefits.

® 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 Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.