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Can I Transfer My GI Bill to my Sister?

July 30th, 2010
by Jeffery Anderson
I just got off of active duty and my son is only two so he will not be old enough to use it within ten years as per the instruction.  Can I transfer the regular GI Bill (not the Post 9/11 GI Bill) to my sister who was not a dependent nor is she now?  Please help to the best of your knowledge, I would greatly appreciate it.  Casey

Hi Casey, I’m afraid I have bad new for you all around.  The Montgomery GI Bill does not have a provision allowing the transfer of your benefits.  The only person who can use your Montgomery GI Bill is you.

Depending on how long you were on active duty you may also be eligible for Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits.  The Post 9/11 GI Bill does have a  provision allowing the transfer of benefits to an eligible spouse or dependent child.  However, the servicemember must be on active duty to transfer their benefits as they must agree to remain on active duty for 4 years after the transfer is approved.

In case you should go back into the military and have the opportunity to transfer your Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits that you may be eligible for, a sister is not eligible to receive your benefits.  However, your son does not have to use transferred benefits within the normal time limit of 15 years for the Post 9/11 GI Bill.  A dependent child has until they turn 26 years of age to use any benefits that were transferred to them.

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6 Responses to “Can I Transfer My GI Bill to my Sister?”

  1. kyle says:
    August 1, 2010 at 9:43 am

    Can I use my GI Bill to pay off old student loans?

  2. Ron Kness says:
    August 2, 2010 at 4:51 am

    No Kyle, there isn’t a provision in any of the GI Bills to do that.

    Ron

  3. Antionette Green says:
    August 2, 2010 at 5:13 am

    Iam recently returning to schhool and now cause i am not on campus any more living i lost my housing funding , my father wasin vietnam i wanted toknow if i am elegible for dependent school benefits this is my second semseter at Cornerstone University Grand Rapids Mi, my dads name is Micheal Jerry Green born May 12th 1942-1944 according to my mother he was inthe 175 the division airman ijust need complete answers i ahve been getting the run around and still no answers can you help me please

  4. Jeffery Anderson says:
    August 2, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Hi Antionette, I’m a little confused by your situation. In answer to your question concerning your father, if your father left the service in good health after serving in Vietnam, then there are no benefits that can be transferred to you for your education. The GI Bill that was in affect at the time did not allow the transfer of benefits and his benefits would have expired quite some time ago. I am assuming that when you say you lost your housing funding that you are not currently using anyone’s GI Bill benefits. The Post 9/11 GI Bill does not require that you live on campus to receive the housing allowance, you just have to meet a couple of other requirements.

  5. Lcpl England Jr says:
    September 6, 2010 at 2:19 am

    My question is if that if a military men or women has only been deployed one time but has been in for over 5 years in reservest time. Can he/she get 100% of tuition of WI GIbill and also clam 9/11 GI bill at the same time so that he can be payed for personnal and college uses, or is there other assistanec out there so that the Veteran dont have to put out his own money to go to college or take out loans. Thank you and semper fi

  6. Jeffery Anderson says:
    September 6, 2010 at 11:06 am

    Hi, Only one GI Bill can be used at a time for education benefits, but you can use federal or state student financial aid while using your GI Bill. In some cases the state and federal financial aid can be in the form of grants which do not need to be repaid. Try going onto http://www.fafsa.ed.gov and filling out the application to find out what kind of aid you are eligible for. You might also check with the financial aid office of the school you plan to attend to see if they are aware of any scholarships you might be eligible for as they don’t need to be repaid either. Semper Fi and Good Luck with your education.

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