EDUCATION BENEFITS BRIEFING

MONTGOMERY GI BILL SELECTED RESERVE (CHAPTER 1606) ELIGIBILITY ENLIST, REENLIST, OR EXTEND TO HAVE SIX YEARS OBLIGATION IN THE ARNG HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT COMPLETE INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT) REMAIN IN GOOD STANDING

MONTGOMERY GI BILL (SR) TERMINATION ENTITLEMENT TO MGIB-SR IS TERMINATED WHEN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR: Failure to return to an active drilling status after a period of authorized non-availability Failure to extend for the period of non- availability Declared an unsatisfactory participant (9 AWOLs)

MONTGOMERY GI BILL AVAILABLE TRAINING UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE GRADUATE DEGREE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS VOCATIONAL / TECHNICAL COURSES DISTANCE LEARNING / CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FLIGHT SCHOOL

FEDERAL TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA) ELIGIBILITY BE A TRADITIONAL (M-DAY) SOLDIER IN AN ACTIVE DRILLING STATUS COMPLETION OF IADT IS NOT REQUIRED OFFICERS MUST SERVE 4 YEARS AFTER COURSE COMPLETION ENLISTED MUST HAVE ENOUGH REMAINING OBLIGATION FOR THE LENGTH OF THE COURSE

FEDERAL TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA) BENEFITS 100% OF TUITION, UP TO $250 PER SEMESTER HOUR 100% OF AUTHORIZED FEES $4,500 MAX PER SOLDIER, PER FY, INCLUDING FEES ONE CREDENTIAL AT THE ASSOCIATE, BACHELOR, MASTER DEGREE OR DOCTORATE LEVEL AND A VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION COURSES CAN BE TAKEN IN CLASSROOM OR VIA DISTANCE LEARNING (DL)

FEDERAL TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA) BENEFITS, Continued USING TA, MGIB-SELECTED RESERVE (SR) AND FIGNA FOR THE SAME COURSE

VALIDATION OF MILITARY EXPERIENCE The AARTS Transcript contains credit recommendations ONLY Your college determines which credits hours they will accept towards your degree Visit the Home Page at www-leav.army.mil/AARTS or contact your Education Office at (787) /1501

ARNG EDUCATION SUPPORT CENTER (ESC) ELIGIBILITY ALL ACTIVE DRILLING MEMBERS OF THE ARNG (M-DAY or AGR) SPOUSE OF AN ARNG MEMBER FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES

SERVICEMEMBERS OPPORTUNITY COLLEGES (SOC) SCHOOLS IN PUERTO RICO American University of Puerto Rico Caribbean University Electronic Data Processing College of Puerto Rico Inter American University of Puerto Rico Metropolitan University University of Puerto Rico at Humacao University of Phoenix

AREAS OF CONCERNS CAC REGISTRATION COMPUETER ACCESSABILITY READINESS NCO / ADM NCO ACCESS TO iMARC DECLARED AN UNSATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT (9 AWOLs) OFFICERS WITHOUT DEGREE

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