Comments on: GI Bill Military Dependent Transferability to End in 2009

By: Kirt

Kirt — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:30:00 +0000

I retired 31 August 2009 (started leave in June 2009) and qualified to transfer by benefits to my son. During my briefing there was NO mention that I had to transfer them while still on active duty. I was told that YES I can transfer them to him (still have the handout that does not say anything about being on active duty when transfering). Now he is starting college and I try to transfer and i’m told that it’s too late!

By: ATC(AW) Barneski - Ret

ATC(AW) Barneski - Ret — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:43:00 +0000

Post 9/11 Gi Bill v2.0 STILL does NOT fix the transferability issue of this bill! Like MSgt Sanders posted 10 months ago (and a few others), if you retired BEFORE Aug 2009, you CANNOT transfer your benefits to your family! I retired in Oct 2008 after 24 years of honorable service so I am one of the many that fall into this OBVIOUS oversight. I believe that I have earned the right to provide this benefit to my son and daughter. Someone needs to fix this!!!

By: Caitlyn

Caitlyn — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:48:33 +0000

I RETIRED IN MARCH OF 2009, 9 MONTHS AFTER RETURNING FROM MY LAST DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ WITH THE WVARNG. I HAD 10 YRS ACTIVE DUTY USAF (INCLUDING THE 1ST GULF WAR), AND AN ADDITIONAL 10 YRS IN THE WVARNG (INCLUDING 18 MONTHS OF ACTIVE DUTY DEPLOYMENTS “POST 911″). NOT ONCE WAS I ELIGIBLE FOR A “REENLISTMENT BONUS” IN EITHER BRANCH OF SERVICE. ONCE AGAIN I’VE LOST OUT ON A CHANCE TO BENEFIT FROM MY SERVICE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I RETIRED PRIOR TO DECEMBER OF 2009, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO “TRANSFER” MY BENEFITS SO THAT MY SON CAN GO TO COLLEGE. TOTALLY UNFAIR.

By: Family Transfer with the GI Bill Finalized | Veterans Benefits GI Bill

Family Transfer with the GI Bill Finalized | Veterans Benefits GI Bill — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:29:46 +0000

[...] GI Bill blog has good news. The Department of Defense has at last announced that family members can register for transferability to their dependents on June [...]

By: The Post 9/11 GI Bill in 2010 | Veterans Benefits GI Bill

The Post 9/11 GI Bill in 2010 | Veterans Benefits GI Bill — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:25:52 +0000

[...] funds and book stipends, indicative of the fact that the process is more efficient than it was in 2009 for dependents and [...]

By: Jodi Godfrey

Jodi Godfrey — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:52:14 +0000

My husband retired in 2007 after serving 20+ years. He contributed to the MGIB as was expected when he joined, and at this time, does not plan to use the benefits. However, I find myself in a position to go back to school and it would have been nice to use the benefit with his blessing. I find that this will not happen because of the clause that states transferability can only be done while on active duty. It should not be limited to people who are currently serving, but also to people who have provided for the safety of our country until their retirement. I hope this adjustment can be made in the near future to avail all dependents the same opportunities.

By: Andrea Sanders, MSgt, USAF (Ret)

Andrea Sanders, MSgt, USAF (Ret) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:30:56 +0000

I served 21 yrs, 6 months and retired in Sep 2008. With the expense of a 4-year university, I can not afford to send my, soon-to-be graduating daughter, to college. After being under direct fire in the first Gulf War and spending 14 years living overseas making sacrafices for our country not to mention being away from my daughter, it would have been nice to have received this benefit and to have used it to send her to a good school so that she might receive a descent education and continue to contribute to our country. This is a benefit that everyone who sacraficed and served their 3 years after 9/11 and then retired should receive. Not to mention, it would perpetuate and bolster our industrial work force, economy, and intellectual stock the way the GI BILL did after WWII.

By: JOHN PAUL RICHARDS

JOHN PAUL RICHARDS — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:57:20 +0000