Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve

Chapter 1606
 

What is the Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve ?

The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve provides up to 36 months of benefits to members of the Selected Reserve.  This includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. An eligible reservist may use this education assistance program for:

  • degree programs, certificate or correspondence courses

  • cooperative training

  • independent study programs

  • apprenticeship/on-the-job training

  • vocational flight training programs

  • remedial, refresher and deficiency training are available under certain circumstances.

 

  Who is Eligible?

You may be an eligible reservist or Guard member if:

  • after 6/30/85, you signed a six-year obligation to serve in the Selected Reserves, AND

  • you completed your Initial Active Duty for Training (IADT), AND

  • you got your High School Diploma or GED before you completed you IADT, AND

  • you are in good standing in a drilling Selected Reserve unit.

If you stay in the Selected Reserves, benefits generally end 10 years from the date you become eligible for the program.  You may have longer if you could not train because of a service-related disability.

Your eligibility generally ends when you leave the Selected Reserves.

How To Apply
 
For more information, visit http://www.gibill.va.gov.