Alice, I don't know about your friend's son's specific situation, but he should contact the VA directly rather than listening to somebody else telling him that there is nothing available. Reservists (and that includes the Guard) who served on active duty in Iraq have benefits much the same as any other vet, and that includes education. And, if the VA had run out of money to pay activated reservists, we would have all heard about it. Money in state scholarship funds is something else entirely, but telling his mother that she shouldn't ask her...and his...elected rep. is just so much BS.