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Can I Use My GI Bill to Get My Commercial Driver’s License?

March 10th, 2010
by Ron Kness
I got out of the Navy in 2007 and was wanting to know if i could use my GI Bill to go to a votech school to get my commercial drivers license? I am pretty sure i can but just wanted to make sure. — James

I need to clarify which GI bill you are referring to James because there is a difference between what the Montgomery GI Bill and Post 9/11 GI Bill will pay.  Also, I assume you are referencing a commercial truck driving program, verses just a commercial drivers license (CDL).

The Montgomery GI Bill will pay you to go to a vo-tech school for a commercial truck driving program, while the New GI Bill will not at a vo-tech school, but would if the course is at a college or university. Either GI Bill will pay for you to take the CDL exam, however the New GI Bill would not pay for any expenses leading up to the exam and it will pay for only one test.  My advice is to stick with the Montgomery GI Bill for the type of training your are considering because it will pay for both the course and the CDL, in case the CDL isn’t included as part of the course.

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2 Responses to “Can I Use My GI Bill to Get My Commercial Driver’s License?”

  1. casey says:
    October 23, 2010 at 7:52 am

    so if i wanted to go to “parker professional driving school” the gi bill will cover that?

  2. Ron Kness says:
    November 1, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    The Parker school is on the VA-approved list of schools, so that first hurdle is crossed. The Montgomery GI Bill would be a better choice for that type of training program as it would pay for the training and reimburse you up to $2,000 per CDL test if the tests are not part of the training program.

    Ron

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