Veterans Benefits GI Bill

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 [...]