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In December 2010 Congress passed the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010. The new law, often referred to as GI Bill 2.0, expands eligibility for members of the National Guard to include time served on Title 32 or in the full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR).
In July 2008 the Post-9/11 GI Bill was signed into law, creating a new robust education benefits program rivaling the WWII Era GI Bill of Rights. The new Post 9/11 GI Bill, which went into effect on August 1, 2009, provides education benefits for service members who served on active duty for 90 or more days since September 10, 2001.
National Guard and Reserve members who perform service under 10 U.S.C. 12304a or 12304b are entitled to benefits. Reserve duty that counts toward post-9/11 eligibility If a Reservist entered active duty for medical reasons, this is counted towards active duty time necessary for Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility.
The discrepancy in GI Bill eligibility has become particularly pressing for the National Guard in the last couple years. House Votes to Expand GI Bill Eligibility for National Guard, Reserves Skip ...
In December 2010 Congress passed the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010. The new law, often referred to as G.I. Bill 2.0, expands eligibility for members of the National Guard to include time served on Title 32 or in the full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR).
GI Bill; Federal tuition assistance; GI Bill Kicker (If qualified) [13] National Guard members may be eligible for various state-offered benefits, including additional tuition assistance; Once contracted, SMP cadets cannot be deployed. However, they are required to attend all drill events with their unit. This includes drill weekend and ...
Between shifts working as a military police officer in the Minnesota National Guard, Rickheim logged in to online classes, amassing credit for three semesters' worth of work in the span of about a ...
The bill covers the cost of in-state tuition, but not the cost of out-of-state tuition, forcing veterans to pay the difference or spend a lot of time (up to a year) waiting to meet the residency requirement of that state. [3] Average in-state tuition in the United States is around $9,000, while average out-of-state tuition is close to $22,000. [4]