EDUCATION BENEFITS BRIEFING MONTGOMERY GI BILL SELECTED RESERVE

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 nonavailability • Declared an unsatisfactory participant (9 AWOLs)

MONTGOMERY GI BILL AVAILABLE TRAINING • UNDERGRADUATE 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)289 -1502/1501

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 i. MARC • DECLARED AN UNSATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT (9 AWOLs) • OFFICERS WITHOUT DEGREE

HELPUL LINKS • ACES Education Centers https: //www. aces. army. mil/aces/Education. Centers. asp • Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC) www. soc. aascu. org/ • DANTES www. dantes. doded. mil • AARTS http: //aarts. army. mil • Virtual armory http: //www. virtualarmory. com • GI Bill http: //wwwgibill. va. gov