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:: GI Bill :: Selected Reserve
Reserved In Your Name
Your commitment to the Selected Reserve means a lot to your country. That's why the US government
created the Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve program (MGIB-SR), the first education assistance
program that doesn't require service in the active Armed Forces.
The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (MGIB - SR) is an education assistance program enacted by Congress to benefit the high-quality men and women enrolled in the Selected Reserve
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and the Army and Air National Guard.
If you're eligible, you can use the MGIB-SR towards any degree programs, certificate or correspondence
courses, cooperative training, independent study programs, apprenticeship/on-the-job training,
and vocational flight training programs. Even certain remedial, refresher and deficiency training
courses may be applicable. Under the MGIB-SR, you may receive up to 36 months of education
benefits, with tuition payments sent directly from the VA to your learning institution.
Qualifying Without Any Reservations
The VA created Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve program is for Reserve personnel like you.
If you are or were enrolled in the Reserves, the VA has made it easy for you to qualify for
the benefits:
- You have a six-year obligation to serve in the Selected Reserve signed after June 30, 1985. If you are an officer, you must have agreed to serve six years in addition to your original obligation. For some types of training, it is necessary to have a six-year commitment that begins after September 30, 1990;
- You have completed your initial active duty for training (IADT);
- You had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate before completing IADT. You may not use 12 college hours to meet this requirement
- You remained in good standing while serving in an active Selected Reserve unit.
Special Circumstances? You're Still Eligible
If your Reserve or National Guard unit was deactivated during the period October 1, 1991,
through September 30, 1995, or you were involuntarily separated (e.g., reduction in force)
from Reserve or National Guard service during this same period, you are still eligible
for MGIB - SR benefits for the full 14 year eligibility period. You're also eligible if you
were discharged from Selected Reserve service due to a disability that was not caused by
misconduct. Your eligibility period may even be extended if you are ordered to active duty.
Apply Yourself Now
How can you apply for the benefits you deserve? Your unit will give you DD Form 2384-1,
Notice of Basic Eligibility when you become eligible for the program. Your unit will code your
eligibility into the Department of Defense personnel system so that VA may verify your eligibility.
If you're eligible, your Reserve or Guard component will code your eligibility into the DOD
(Department of Defense).
It's up to you to make sure that your selected program is approved for VA training.
If you're not sure, the VA can inform you and the school or company about requirements.
Obtain and complete VA Form 22-1990, Application for Education Benefits. Send it to the
VA regional office with jurisdiction over the State where you will train. If you have already
started training, take your application and your Notice of Basic Eligibility to your school
or employer. Ask them to complete VA Form 22-1999, Enrollment Certification, and send all
the forms to the VA.
The Clock Is Ticking
Your benefit entitlement from The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve ends 14 years from
the date of your eligibility, or on the day you leave the Selected Reserve. If your
eligibility to this program began on or after October 1, 1992, your period of eligibility
ends 14 years later, or on the day you leave the Selected Reserve. If your eligibility to
this program began prior to October 1, 1992, your period of eligibility ends 10 years after,
or on the day you leave the Selected Reserve.
Something this good won't last forever. Start today.
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