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Most Veterans Don’t Know Their Education Benefits, The Man Who’s Helped 9,000 Claim Them

Ross D. Bryant, U.S. Army Veteran, leads UNLV Military and Veteran Services, tells their story to Vegas Veteran Voices, a Veteran-led nonprofit in Las Vegas.

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Ross D. Bryant, U.S. Army Veteran, leads UNLV Military and Veteran Services
Service branch
U.S. Army
Organization
UNLV Military & Veteran Services Center
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Running time
1 hour 28 minutes (1:28:41)
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Filmed by Vegas Veteran Voices, a Veteran-led nonprofit in Las Vegas

“Having a sense of purpose is the key for any Veteran to thrive.”

Ross D. BryantHear it at 52:03

About this story

Ross D. Bryant spent 24 years in the U.S. Army, from tank command on the East German border to commissioning 77 Nevada officers during one of the longest military engagements in American history. Then he did something most people wouldn’t expect: he stayed. For 14 years, he’s been the man behind UNLV’s Military & Veteran Services Center, building one of the top 10 most military-friendly university programs in the country out of 1,800+ schools, three consecutive years running.
In this episode, Ross sits down with Vegas Veteran Voices to talk about what it really takes to go from the battlefield to the classroom, why thousands of Veterans are leaving life-changing money on the table, and what your education benefits can actually do for you and your family. He breaks down transferred benefits, dependent stipends, in-state tuition rights, and the one thing most Veterans don’t know until it’s too late.
He also tells the stories that don’t make the brochure. 5,000 graduates on the wall, 10 suicides he carries with him, a combat medic who became a traveling trauma surgeon, a Marine who survived combat and is graduating from medical school this May, and a Veteran who earned his PhD and led his chapter through a pandemic while feeding 380,000 people who lost everything overnight.
If you’ve thought about going back to school and talked yourself out of it, this episode is for you. If you have a spouse, a kid, or a family member sitting on benefits they don’t know exist, this episode is for them too.
The mission doesn’t end at the gate.
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In their words

“You are not alone. There’s a lot of people to help you tap into the benefits you deserve, the benefits you’ve earned.”

Ross D. BryantHear it at 1:26:21

“You deserve to have the life, the American dream that everyone else is doing. You deserve it probably even more than most.”

Ross D. BryantHear it at 1:26:29

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