NEW Post 9/11 GI Bill - Chapter 33
The new Post 9/11 GI Bill is a new education benefit that will go into effect on Aug. 1, 2009.
It will provide tuition, living expenses and a book stipend for qualified service members have
served on active duty 90 consecutive days or more since Sept. 11, 2001.
To qualify for this benefit you must serve a minimum of 90 days on active duty after September
10, 2001. This includes active duty service as a member of the Armed Forces or as a result of
a call or order to active duty from a reserve component (National Guard and Reserve) under certain
sections of title 10.
The new Post 9/11 GI Bill will pay up to 100% for tuition, a monthly housing stipend based on
the DoD Basic Allowance for Housing at the E-5 with Dependents payment rate, and up to $1000 a year
for books and supplies.
Your benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill will vary depending on your state of residence,
number of education units taken, and amount of post Sept. 11, 2001 active duty service. Here is a
quick reference showing the percentage of total combined benefit eligibility based on the following
periods of post 9/11 service:
- 100% - 36 or more cumulative months
- 100% - 30 or more consecutive days with Disability related Discharge.
- 90% - 30 or more cumulative months
- 80% - 24 or more cumulative months
- 70% - 18 or more cumulative months
- 60% - 12 or more cumulative months
- 50% - six or more cumulative months
- 40% - 90 or more consecutive days
However, some periods of active duty service are excluded. Periods of service under the
following do not count toward qualification for the Post 9/11 GI Bill:
- NOAA, PHS, or Active Guard Reserve;
- ROTC under 10 U.S.C. 2107(b);
- Service academy contract period;
- Service terminated due to defective enlistment agreement;
- Service used for loan repayment;
and
- Selected reserve service used to establish eligibility under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB
chapter 30), MGIB for Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR Chapter 1606), or the Reserve Education Assistance
Program (REAP chapter 1607).
Date Last Reviewed: June 29, 2009
