the date of the children's discharge or separation from military service; and for the (c) group, 5 years after the death of the veteran-parent.

In no event may schooling extend beyond the 31st birthday of the children.

Procedures for Applying. The parent or guardian of the deceased veteran's child must file an application with VA. If VA finds that basic eligibility requirements are met. the application will be approved provisionally.

Next, the young man or woman, accompanied by the parent or guardian, will receive VA vocational counseling, to assist him or her in the selection of a goal and the development of a program of education. Meanwhile, the parent or guardian must prepare an educational plan, showing the selected goal, the program of education, school or schools he plans to attend, and an estimate of the total cost of the education. This plan becomes part of the application.

Finally, if everything is in order, VA will approve the application. With this, the young man or woman is ready to begin school.

Length of Training. An eligible person may receive up to 36 months of schooling-or the equivalent of 36 months if enrolled part time. If he is a Korea veteran, however, his entitlement to schooling will be reduced by the amount of training he received under the Korean GI bill or Public Law 894 (for the disabled).

Type of Training. Training under the war orphans program may be taken in schools and colleges only. On-thejob training, on-the-farm training, correspondence school training, training given by radio or television, and training in foreign countries are prohibited.

Also, the law prohibits a young man or woman from taking his or her regular high school education under the

program. To enroll in a course below the college level, the student must have completed or quit his regular high school education. Further, the belowcollege-level course must be specialized vocational training that will fit him for a vocational goal.

All courses taken by young men and women must be approved for veterans under the Korean GI bill; such approval carries over to the war orphans program.

Monthly Rates. Young men and women in school under the war orphans program will receive $110 a month. if enrolled full time; $80 a month, if three-quarters time and $50 a month if half-time. Schooling less than half time is not permitted.

Those enrolled in cooperative courses -alternating classroom study and related experience on the job-will receive $90 a month. This training may be taken full time only.

These allowances will be paid after the end of each month of school completed. Before VA can make a payment, it must receive a certification, signed both by the student and his school, stating he actually was in training during the month. Checks usually go out within 20 days after VA receives these certifications.

Payments usually are made to the student's parent or guardian, rather than to the student himself.

Special Restorative Training. Special restorative training may be provided to young men or women unable to pursue an education because of some physical or mental disability. It consists of training such as speech and voice correction, lipreading, Braille reading and writing and the like.

A monthly allowance of $110 will be paid to persons taking this special training. In some instances, the amount may be increased.

Where to Apply. Any VA office.

Below are summary data showing the scale of some of the benefits extended to veterans. For more complete information, consult the Annual Reports of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs.

EXPENDITURES FOR PENSIONS, COMPENSATION, ETC. The table below shows, for each of our wars and for the Regular Establishment, the number of living veterans who were receiv