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G.I. Bill
Benefits
In addition to GI benefits for active duty, Reserve and Guard personnel,
the U.S. Veteran's administration and state veteran services offices
sponsor programs that offer veterans and the dependants of veterans access
to educational benefits. There are four primary federally sponsored
education benefit programs:
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State Veteran Educational Benefit programs vary on a state by
state basis. Visit G.I. Bill Express.com 's
State Benefit Programs page for information about specific states.
| Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB) |
The Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) is a program of educational assistance
enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the Armed
Forces. It provides education and training opportunities to eligible
persons. Under current legislation, a service member is entitled up to
$800 a month to help pay for education expenses.
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| Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve
(MGIB-SR) |
Congress enacted the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) in 1985 to encourage
membership in the Selected Reserve. It provides educational assistance to
qualifying Selected Reserve officers, warrant officers and enlisted
soldiers who are assigned to troop program units (TPU) of the United
States Army Reserve (USAR), Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps
Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve, and the Army National Guard and the Air
National Guard. Under this program, service members can earn up to $272
a month in education assistance.
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| The Dependents Educational Assistance
Program (DEA) |
The purposes of the Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA)
include:
- To provide educational opportunities to children whose education is
impeded or interrupted by the disability or death due to military
service of a parent
- To help prepare surviving spouses of veterans who died because of
military service and spouses of veterans who are totally disabled, to
support themselves and their families
The DEA offers education and training opportunities to eligible
dependents of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a
service-related condition, or who died while on active duty or as a result
of a service related condition. The program offers up to 45 months
of education benefits. These benefits may be used for degree and
certificate programs, apprenticeship, and on-the-job training. If you are
a spouse, you may take a correspondence course. Remedial, deficiency, and
refresher courses may be approved under certain circumstances.
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| Veterans Educational Assistance
Program (VEAP) |
VEAP is available if you first entered active duty between January 1,
1977 and June 30, 1985 and you elected to make contributions from your
military pay to participate in this education benefit program. Your
contributions are matched on a $2 for $1 basis by the Government. This
benefit may be used for degree and certificate programs, flight
training, apprenticeship/on-the-job training and correspondence courses.
Remedial, deficiency, and refresher courses may be approved under
certain circumstances.
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| For more on the above programs,
visit the
VA Website for
General or
Detailed Information |
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