Veterans Benefits GI Bill

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website has improved in the past month for the Post 9/11 GI Bill page. In addition to offering a vast amount of information concerning the Post 9/11 GI Bill, information about other educational benefit programs are included to help compare the benefits a military personnel should apply for. Several benefits are a “one or the other” package, such as selecting between the Post 9/11 GI Bill or the MGIB, so it is important to invest in this research before making a final decision on education benefits.

Military personnel have demonstrated excitement, anticipation and frustration over the Post 9/11 GI Bill’s ability to transfer benefits to spouses and children as a method of military retention. To address the confusion surrounding this prospect of the Post 9/11 GI Bill, the Veterans Benefit GI Bill blog has compiled 10 frequently asked questions:

Do I qualify [...]

Thinking about transfering your Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to your younger children? According to 3.d.2.d (page 16) of this report of transferability guidelines, your child:

May only start using the benefits after the military personnel has completed ten years of service.
May not use the benefits until they have received a high school diploma (or equivalent), [...]

Family transferability rulings for the Post 9/11 GI Bill is quite possibly the most confusing legislation the new GI Bill has to offer. While the Department of Defense made announcements on their intended rulings for family transferability in May, nothing had been set in stone, despite this being one of the most anticipated qualities the [...]