Can anyone tell me how much time past my contract served(my commitment) I need to serve to qualify for the GI Bill? I know you need to serve 3 years on top of your commitment to get max benefits, but what is the minimum?
if im not mistaken, if you havent deployed you are only qualified for the mongomery GI bill, after so much time of active duty time with at least 1 deployment you will be eligible for the Post 911 GI bill. the more active duty time you have in the higher percentage you will receive. hope this helps for more info go to gibill.va.gov
Hey Bill, Im actually pretty sure you don't need to have deployed in order to receive the benefits, just be in the army for a culmulative of 90 days after some certain date. Thanks for trying = ) but no I was looking for the minimum time served. Ive heard that you get some baseline after a year (like 70%) and then the following years just fills in the other 30% but it is all rumors.
Call your local VA office and ask. They'll have the best info. In fact for my benefits they found a route that would better benefit me.
hmm. I tried contacting them through the email but they told me to email them when I was closer to when I got out! Trying to plan things out! Ill try them again
Actually, for enlisted GI Bill starts when you join the army right? I think its 50% at 6 months and 60% at 1 year and so on until 36 months is 100%
http://www.newgibill.org/calculator/ Is there anyway to switch to reserve/ARNG side to start accruing this?
If you are talking about the Post 9/11 GI Bill, then you need to serve a minimum of 90 days after September 10, 2001 on a Title 10 order. If you are on active duty, then you are already on a Title 10 order. If you are in the Reserves or National Guard, then you have to deploy on a Title 10 Order in support of a contingency operation (such as Afghanistan or Iraq) for the same amount of time to get the minim benefit of 40%. A one-year tour for example would put you at the 60% tier. Three years on a Title 10 order puts you at the top - 100%. Keep in mind that Post 9/11 GI Bill eligibility does not start right away. If you have less than 24 months of service, your training time (i.e. Basic and AIT) do not count toward your GI Bill eligible time. Once you have 24 months of service, then you pick up that training time which can to boost your tier percentage. As far as the Montgomery/Post 9/11 GI Bill, you have to sign up for and pay your $1,200 contribution fee to get the Montgomery GI Bill. On the other hand, the Post 9/11 GI Bill is free just by serving your country for at least 90 days on a Title 10 order after September 10, 2001. If you have any more GI Bill questions, please let me know or go to my website at VeteranSchoolBenefits.com. Thanks! Ron
Hi. Actually your question showed up on a Google Alert - GI Bill that I have set up. How posting get on that alert I have no clue, but it is a way for me to keep abreast of people that have GI Bill questions that I may be able to help answer. Beside having my own GI Bill website, I blog on the GI Bill commercially for two companies. If you or other forum members have any other GI Bill questions, please ask by sending me an email at [email protected]. And thanks for letting me be part of your forum! Ron VeteranSchoolBenefits.com
