Denied for VA...

Jamesrw2002

Jamesrw2002

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Skymates has apparently been denied for VA benifits... I just spoke to the girl at the front desk on the phone here from Africa. Can anyone shed any light on why?

This is a pretty big blow.
 
Called again yesterday.. Tiffany answered the phone and once again said they were denied for VA... Can any of the guys that work there shed some light on this?
 
majorityof1 said:
Their website says they are part 141, which would qualify them for VA. I would give them a call to see what is up.
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Not necessarily. You have to be Part 141 for a certain amount of time in order to qualify to give VA benefits. Skymates has been going through the process for well over a year now.

I think the problem with waiting for a response on here is a lot of the guys here are either out of the loop, don't instruct there anymore or a combination of both. Ryan is WAAAY too swamped with students, e-mails etc to keep things up to date in the forums. Heck, it was like that BEFORE they got the contract with the Indian students. Jtrain and I were the main contacts on the forum when we were instructing there. Ryan didn't have the time.

Best thing to do is call and ask. Ryan or Luca would know something, and there's another lady that's working on it, but her name escapes me right now.
 
I bet the girl meant that they had yet to be approved so therefore VA benefits would be denied to you if you wanted to use them at this school, rather than the process for the school has been denied. But that is just a guess.
 
majorityof1 said:
Their website says they are part 141, which would qualify them for VA. I would give them a call to see what is up.
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Myth.

Just because a school is part 141 does not make them VA Approved.

There is a long drawn out process to get certified by the VA. And it's not just the school, it's EACH training program.

And to the OP, have you not looked at the other VA approved schools?
 
surreal1221 said:
Myth.

Just because a school is part 141 does not make them VA Approved.

There is a long drawn out process to get certified by the VA. And it's not just the school, it's EACH training program.

And to the OP, have you not looked at the other VA approved schools?
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yes, unfortunately the last school i visited was ariben. far from impressed. i have heard great things about skymates and i have talked to someone there and they always give me the "any day now we should be approved". Falcon is on my list to.
 
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It's more of a matter of having the SCHOOL get certified.

The individual can find schools that already are VA approved in the mean time, so I'm not sure how much "individual" help could be provided.
 
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