Military Tuition Assistance & Scholarships » Montgomery GI Bill http://www.militarytuitionassistance.org Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:01:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 G.I. Bill Benefit Comparison Chart http://www.militarytuitionassistance.org/military-tuition-assistance/g-i-bill-benefit-comparison-chart.html http://www.militarytuitionassistance.org/military-tuition-assistance/g-i-bill-benefit-comparison-chart.html#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:29:12 +0000 admin http://www.militarytuitionassistance.org/?p=193
G.I. Bill Comparison
Post 9/11 GI Bill Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty Montgomery GI Bill – Reserves REAP
Codification Chapter 33, 38 USC Chapter 33, 38 USC Chapter 1606, 10 USC Chapter 1607, Title 10 US
Effective date New benefit becomes
effective Aug 1, 2009 -
payments not
retroactive
Eligibility may be
established using active
duty service performed
on or after 9/11/0		 Remains in effect Remains in effect Remains in effect
What determines benefit amount The benefit level is
determined based upon
an individual’s
aggregate qualifying
active duty service. 

Three part benefit

  • Tuition and fees at
    the school of the
    veteran’s choice -
    limited to the instate tuition for the
    highest priced
    undergraduate public
    Institution of Higher
    Learning (IHL)
  • Monthly housing
    allowance equal to the
    BAH payable for an E
    - 5 with dependents
    located in the zip code
    of the educational
    institution where the
    individual is enrolled.
    For those attending
    foreign schools
    (schools without a main
    campus in the U.S.)
    the BAH rate is
    fixed at $1,347.00
    for 2011.
  • Up to a $1,000
    annual stipend for
    books and supplies

    • Note: Active duty
    members receive 100%
    tuition and fees of
    whatever school they
    attend, but do not
    receive the housing
    allowance or books and
    supplies stipend.

 Amount is fixed
regardless of education
program – adjusted
annually based on the
average undergraduate tuition as determined by
the National Center for
Education Statistics		 Amount is fixed
regardless of
education program -
adjusted annually
based on the average undergraduate tuition
as determined by the
National Center for
Education Statistics		 Amount is fixed
regardless of
education program -
adjusted annually
based on the average
undergraduate
tuition as
determined by the
National Center for
Education Statistics
Eligible
Programs
Type of Training Post -9/11
GI Bil		 Montgomery GI
Bill – Active Duty		 Montgomery
GI Bill -
Reserves		 REAP
IHL in residence Yes Yes Yes Yes
IHL online only &
Distance/Internet
Trainin		 Yes2 Yes Yes Yes
NCD Yes Yes Yes
OJT & Apprenticeship
Training		 No Yes Yes Yes
Flight Training No 3 Yes Yes Yes
Correspondence No 3 Yes Yes Yes
Licensing & Certification Yes 4 Yes Yes Yes
National Testing Programs No 3 Yes Yes Yes
Entrepreneurship
Trainin		 No 3 Yes Yes Yes
Education Benefit Tuition and fees paid
directly to school –
actual cost may vary
by state and veteran’s
period of service		 Since October 1, 2010,
the full – time monthly
rate is $1426.00 for
individuals who served
3+ years of service.
Since October 1, 2010,
the full – time monthly
rate is $1158.00 for
individuals who served
less than 3 years of
service		 Since October 1,
2010, the full – time
montly rate is
$337.0		 Since October 1,
2010, the full – time
monthly rate is
$1,140.80 for
individuals with at
least 2 years of
consecutive active
- duty service;
$855.60 for
individuals with at
least 1 year but less
than 2 years of
consecutive active -
duty service;
$570.40 for
individuals with at
least 90 days but
less than 1 year of
consecutive active -
duty service

Housing Allowance		 Monthly housing allowance equal to the
BAH payable for an E 5
with dependents
(located in the zip code
of the educational
institution where the
individual is enrolled). 

For those attending
foreign schools
(schools without a
main campus in the
U.S.) the BAH rate is
fixed at $1,347.00
for 2011.
Individuals who are
pursuing training while
on active duty, solely
via distance learning,
or are training at half
time or less are NOT
eligible to receive the
monthly housing
allowance.

 None, however benefit
can be used for room
and board at the
veteran’s discretion		 None, however
benefit can be used for
room and board at the
veteran’s discretion		 None, however benefit can be used
for room and board
at the veteran’s
discretion.

Book Stipend		 Up to a $1,000 per
year for books and
supplies. Individuals
eligible at the 100% benefit level may
receive $41.67 for each
credit hour cer tified up
to 24 credit hours each
academic year. The
books and supplies
stipend will be paid in a
lump sum amount for
each term, quarter, or
semester certified.		 None, however the
benefit can be used for
books and supplies at
the veteran’s discretion.		 None, however the
benefit can be used
for books and
supplies at the veteran’s discretion		 None, however the
benefit can be used
for books and
supplies at the veteran’s discretion

Eligibility		 Members who served
on active duty for at
least 90 aggregate
days after 9/10/01.
Active duty exclusions
include: 

  • Service Academy
    graduate
    commitment
  • ROTC scholarship
    graduate
    commitment
    •
    Active duty served
    as a requirement for
    student loan
    repayment
    		•  Members who first
    entered active duty on
    or after 7/1/85 and
    who had at least a two
    year enlistment.
    Generally, individuals
    commissioned as a
    result of completion of
    an ROTC program who
    received more than
    $3,400 while under an
    ROTC scholarship each
    school year and Service
    Academy graduates are
    not eligible for chapter
    30.    		 Members who have a 6
    - year obligation to
    serve in the Selected
    Reserve signed after
    6/30/85. If you are an
    officer, you must have
    agreed to serve 6 years
    in addition to your
    original obligation. For
    some types of training,
    it is necessary to have
    a 6 ear commitment
    that begins after
    9/30/90
    Complete your initial
    active duty for
    training (IADT)    		 Generally, a member
    of a Reserve
    component who
    serves on active duty
    on or after 9/11/01
    under title 10, U.S.
    Code, for at least 90
    consecutive days
    under a contingency
    operation, is eligible
    for REAP.
    National Guard
    members are eligible
    if their active service
    extends for 90
    consecutive days or
    more and their service is: 

  • Authorized under
    section 502(f),
    title 32, U.S.
    Code,
  • Authorized by the
    President or
    Secretary of
    Defense for a
    national
    emergency, and
  • Supported by
    federal funds.
    		•

    Administration of
    payment    		 Tuition payment will
    be made directly to
    the school after proof
    of enrollment
    Housing stipend paid
    monthly to veteran
    Books and supplies
    stipend paid to veteran
    proportionately in first
    month of each
    academic term    		 Monthly check sent to
    veteran after proof of
    enrollment    		 Monthly check sent to
    veteran after proof of
    enrollment    		 Monthly check sent to
    veteran after proof of
    enrollment
    “Kicker” or College Fund Allows “kickers” up to
    $950 per month for recruitment for critical
    skills – up to $350 per
    month for retention
    Allows individuals with
    “kicker” earned under
    Chapter 30 and 1606
    to continue to receive
    appropriate increase
    under Chapter 33    		 Allows “kickers” up to
    $950 per month for recruitment for critical
    skills – up to $350 per
    month for retention    		 Allows “kickers” up to
    $350 per month    		 Allows “kickers” up Monthly check sent to
    veteran after proof of
    enrollment
    Transferability Members with at least
    6 years of service who
    reenlist for at least 4
    more years, can
    transfer up to 36
    months of benefits to
    their dependents. 

    • Sponsor may
      transfer entitlement
      only while serving as
      a member of the
      Armed Forces.
    • Sponsor may modify
      or revoke entitlement
      at any time.

      • Spouse may use
      transferred benefits
      immediately; child
      may use transferred
      benefits after sponsor
      has completed 10
      years of service

    		 Extremely limited,
    contact your military
    unit for more
    information    		 Extremely limited,
    contact your military
    unit for more
    information    		 Extremely limited,
    contact your military
    unit for more
    informatio

    Service member
    pay reductio    n    		 New enrollees pay
    nothing 

    For those who transfer
    from Chapter 30 to
    Chapter 33, a
    proportional amount of
    the basic $1200.00
    contribution will be
    included with the last
    monthly housing
    allowance payment
    when Chapter 33
    entitlement exhausts

    		 $100 per month for
    first 12 months    		 None None

    Student Loan
    Repayment    		 Not addressed Not addressed Not addressed Not addressed
    Service
    requirement    		 From 90 days to 3+
    years of cumulative
    active duty service after 9/10/01 

    * Members who served
    at least 30 continuous
    days on active duty and
    were released due to a
    service – connected
    disability are also
    eligible.

    		 3+ years of continuous
    active duty for full
    benefit Reduced benefit
    for original active duty
    obligation of at least
    two, but less than three
    years of active 2 years
    continuous active duty +
    4 years in Selected
    Reserve    		 Remain in good
    standing while serving
    in an active Selected
    Reserve unit    		 Your eligibility
    generally ends when
    you leave the
    Selected Reserves.

    Benefit term    		 Up to 36 months Up to 36 months Up to 36 months Up to 36 months

    Public-Private
    Partnership    		 Yellow Ribbon G.I.
    Education
    Enhancement
    Program – IHL schools
    may enter into an
    agreement to fund up
    to 50 percent of the
    established charges not
    covered under Chapter
    33. 

    VA will match each
    additional dollar
    funded by the school
    however, the
    combined amounts
    may not exceed the full
    cost of the schools established charges.
    This program is only
    available to individuals
    who served an
    aggregate of 36
    months of active duty
    service or who were
    released for a service
    connected disability.

    		 Not addressed Not addressed Not addressed

    Time Limit to use
    benefit    		 15 years from last
    discharge or
    separation    		 10 years from last
    discharge or separation    		 If your eligibility to
    this program began
    on or after 10/1/92,
    your period of
    eligibility ends 14
    years from your
    beginning date of
    eligibility, or on the
    day you leave the
    Selected Reserve. 

    If your eligibility to
    this program began
    prior to 10/1/92, your
    period of eligibility
    ends 10 years from
    your beginning date of
    eligibility, or on the
    day you leave the Selected Reserve.

    		 Members who were
    called up from the
    Selected Reserve,
    completed their REAP
    qualifying period of
    active duty service,
    and then returned to
    the Selected Reserve
    for the remainder of
    their service contract
    are now eligible for
    REAP benefits for 10
    years upon separation. 

    In addition, members
    who were called up
    from the Individual
    Ready Reserve (IRR)
    or the Inactive National Guard (ING),
    completed their REAP
    qualifying period of
    active duty service,
    and then entered the
    Selected Reserve to
    complete their service
    contract are now elig
    ible for REAP benefits
    for 10 years upon
    separation.

    Members who were
    called up from the
    Individual Ready
    Reserve (IRR) or the
    Inactive National
    Guard (ING),
    completed their REAP
    qualifying period of
    active duty service,
    and then returned to
    the IRR/ING are
    eligible for the 10 year
    post service eligibility
    period.

    Members who were
    called up from the
    Selected Reserve, completed their REAP
    qualifying period of
    active duty service,
    returned to the
    Selected Reserve, and
    later transferred to
    the IRR/ING are not
    eligible for the 10
    year post service
    eligibility period.

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    When most people think of education and the Army they immediately think of the GI bill, but veterans and US Army active duty personnel are entitled to more. With choices including the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP), the Post Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Program (VEAP), and the Montgomery GI Bill you will be able to pursue your professional dreams with Army support. Protecting our country is an important job, and the time you give the US Army should not keep you from reaching long-term professional goals. Your Army service can actually become the doorway to an educational future that might not otherwise be in reach.

    Respecting Our Army Veterans

    The US Army is committed to honoring the service of its dedicated service people and has tools available to guide you step-by-step to the best choice or combination of benefit programs for you. Some of the important determining factors in selecting the right combination are the length of your active service, whether you desire to attend school full or part time, and if you need a housing allowance. Take advantage of the planning tools the Army offers on its easy to navigate site to consider different combinations.

    Since the Army made changes in 1984 to the GI Bill, creating the Montgomery GI Bill, benefits available to veterans have only improved and choices expanded. In exchange for active duty US Army personnel forfeiting $100 pay per month for a year to the Montgomery GI program they receive a significantly increased educational benefit for 36 months.

    The Army makes this option even more attractive by including a buy-up option. While on active duty US Army service personnel can contribute up to $600 toward their Montgomery Bill. The Army matches this contribution 8 to 1, for every dollar the service person contributes, the Army contributes 8. What investment has a return of this magnitude!

    US Army Support

    The Army understands the importance of having time to adjust to life outside the service. Reconnecting with family and finding jobs and housing can be a challenging adjustment when leaving. US Army veterans have up to 10 years to use these benefits. There are informal and formal educational opportunities while in the Army that simply can’t be measured.

    Training experienced during your Army service would cost you thousands of dollars in the civilian world. When you add to that the significant educational support the US Army offers for its active personnel and veterans and the Army is a choice that simply can’t be beat.

    Chris Harmen is an author for the Army.net, a leading source of information on Army jobs and benefits offered by the US Army. For more information about Army benefits, visit http://www.army.net to download two free informational bonus reports.

    Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_A._Harmen

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