1. UNCLASSIFIED 1 Army National Guard Education Update PRESENTED BY SFC Donald Sutton

2. UNCLASSIFIED Agenda ARNG GI Bill Support Team GI Bill Program Management GI Bill Program Stakeholders GI Bill Certification Process Database Flow Chart Current Issues Combining Benefits / Federal Tuition Assistance 2

3. UNCLASSIFIED Education Oversight Branch ARNG GI Bill Support Team CTR Jimmy Daniels Sr. Trainer and Course Instructor Jim Goss Sr. Trainer and Database interfaces Doug Boyd Education Support Tech Casey Buse Education Support Tech Bob Harrington Education Support Tech Steve Cull Education Support Tech Roy McCollum Education Support Tech Ricky Velasquez Education Support Tech Roy Chambers Education Support Tech Candice Coleman Education Support Tech Jim Walters Team Program Manager Personnel / Operations Tonda Shaw Education Support Tech Missy Spurling Education Support Tech Bob Horton Trainer, Quality Assurance and Recoupements Mitzi Merkel Trainer and Team Lead Jim Smith NGB GI Bill Support SFC Donald Sutton National Level ARNG GI Bill Program Manager

4. UNCLASSIFIED GI Bill Program Management Title 38 Programs (Eligibility Determined & Managed by VA) – Chapter 30 (Includes College Fund / Kicker) – Chapter 33 (Kicker Program not being Used) Title 10 Programs (Eligibility Determined & Managed by DoD) – Chapter 1606 (Includes SR Kicker) – Chapter 1607 3

5. UNCLASSIFIED GI Bill Program Stakeholders Service Member Service Component Education Staff School Certifying Official VA Regional Processing Office (RPO) claims processors 4

6. UNCLASSIFIED GI Bill Certification Process 6

7. UNCLASSIFIED ARNG Database Flow Chart SIDPERSTAPDB-G TAPDB-R RCCPDSDEERS DMDC & TEB DVA GIMS ReserveComponents Other Active Components 7

8. UNCLASSIFIED Current Issues Federal Tuition Assistance - Concurrent use - 1-year wait DoDI 1322.17 MGIB-SR - Title 10 Sec. 2007 ROTC scholarships - 2107 (Dedicated Guard) & 2107a (GRFD) Title 10 Section 12301(h) - House Resolution (H.R.) 1141 - Senate Resolution (S.) 602 - congress.gov 8

9. UNCLASSIFIED Combining Benefits Soldiers have access to various Education Benefits – GI Bill Programs – Federal Tuition Assistance (Title 10 Section 2007) – State Tuition Assistance – Student Loan Repayment Program – Pell Grants / Student Loans – Scholarships etc… All available programs should be compared to determine which program is best… – Counselors are available to assist students! 9

10. UNCLASSIFIED Federal Tuition Assistance 10 If in the following status, and eligible for the following GI Bills, can I use FTA with these GI Bills? Ch 1606Ch 1607Ch 30Ch 33 M-DAY/TPU (Drill Status) Eligible to use Ch 1606 and FTA, but not concurrently for the same course Eligible to use Ch 1607 and FTA, but not concurrently for the same course Eligible to use Ch 30 and FTA concurrently for the same course Eligible to use Ch 33 and FTA concurrently for the same course Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Not eligible to use Ch 1606 Eligible to use Ch 1607 and FTA, but not concurrently for the same course Eligible to use Ch 30 and FTA for the same course (Top-Up) Eligible to use Ch 33 and FTA for the same course (*Top-Up)

11. UNCLASSIFIED Federal Tuition Assistance 11 If receiving assistance from the following scholarships, can I use FTA with these GI Bills for the same course? Ch 1606Ch 1607Ch 30Ch 33 Dedicated Guard Scholarship Not eligible to use Ch 1606. Not eligible to use FTA Not eligible to use Ch 1607. Not eligible to use FTA Eligible to use Ch 30. Not eligible to use FTA Eligible to use Ch 33. Not eligible to use FTA GRFD Scholarship Eligible to use Ch 1606. Not eligible to use FTA Eligible to use Ch 1607. Not eligible to use FTA Eligible to use Ch 30. Not eligible to use FTA Eligible to use Ch 33. Not eligible to use FTA

12. UNCLASSIFIED Contact Information General VA Information: 1-888-442-4551 (1-888-GIBILL-1) VA Web Site WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV Army National Guard GI Bill Support Team 1-866-628-5999 12

13. UNCLASSIFIED Questions 11