NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATION BENEFITS COMETS BRIEFING APRIL 6, 2006

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NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATION BENEFITSCOMETS
BRIEFINGAPRIL 6, 2006
Colonel Beth Stanley J1, Director of
Personnel Manpower Texas Military Forces
Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas

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TEXAS MILITARY FORCES
TX ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
18,000 SOLDIERS TX AIR NATIONAL GUARD
3,300 AIRMEN TEXAS STATE
GUARD 1,446 SOLDIERS AIRMEN
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TEXAS MILITARY FORCESSTATE EDUCATION BENEFIT

• 100 tuition reimbursement up to 12 semester
  hours at State institutions for a maximum of 10
  semesters or five academic years.
• Captains, CW-3, and below are eligible

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ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
ALABAMA ARMY GUARD 11,891 SOLDIERS ALABAMA AIR
GUARD 2,274 AIRMEN
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ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARDSTATE EDUCATION BENEFIT

• Tuition reimbursement of 500
• per semester or quarter at state
• institutions. No more than 1,000
• annually.

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ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD
ARKANSAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 8,101
SOLDIERS ARKANSAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD 1,911
AIRMEN
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ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD STATE EDUCATION
BENEFIT
Members may receive benefits up to 1,000 per
semester for 8 semesters in accredited Arkansas
institutions. Based on student status and
available funding.
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FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD
FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 10,762
SOLDIERS FLORIDA AIR NATIONAL GUARD 2,445
AIRMEN
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FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD STATE EDUCATION BENEFIT

• 100 tuition at state college/universities
  Undergraduate only at Florida public community
  college/university. Can apply for NGOA-F
  sponsored scholarship for 1,000.

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GEORGIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 9,491
SOLDIERS GEORGIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD 3,046
AIRMEN
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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSESTATE EDUCATION
BENEFIT

• Up to 100 tuition not to exceed 2,790 per
  school year, 1,395 per semester or the rate of
  116.25 per semester hour. Rate per quarter hour
  Not To Exceed 77.40.

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LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD
LA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 9,751 SOLDIERS LA AIR
NATIONAL GUARD 1,481 AIRMEN
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LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARDSTATE EDUCATION BENEFIT

• 100 tuition exemption at any Louisiana public
  institutions of higher learning. Benefits
  available for up to 5 academic years.

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MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD
MISSISSIPPI ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 9,734
SOLDIERS MISSISSIPPI AIR NATIONAL GUARD 2,679
AIRMEN
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MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARDSTATE EDUCATION BENEFIT

• Pays tuition only. Community college
  assistance, max 500/semester4 year college, max
  1,000/semester. Eligibility good for 10 years.
  E-1 thru O-3 only

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www.virtualarmory.com
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Army National Guard Federal Tuition Assistance

• One credential (Associate, Bachelors, Masters
  Degree or vocational/technical certificate or
  license
• 100 tuition cost and authorized fees, up to 250
  per semester hour up to 4,500 per Soldier in a
  Fiscal Year (Oct-Sept)
• Apply online at www.virtualarmory.com

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www.goang.com
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Montgomery GI Bill Selected ReservePayment
RatesThe full-time rate is 297 a month for 36
months. These rates are effective Oct. 1, 2005
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Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE) for Montgomery
GI Bill Selected Reserve

• Awarded a High School Diploma
• Enlistment of six (6) years or officer
• Completed Initial Active Duty for Training (IADT
  Army) or Technical School (AF)
• Satisfactory participation in State National
  Guard NOBE 14 years eligibility
• Veterans Administration manages MGIB-Selected
  Reserve program (10,692 total benefit)

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NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONALTESTING SERVICES

• EArmyU Testing for online civilian degree
• American College Test (ACT)
• Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
• DANTES Subject Standardized Test
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
• (ASVAB)

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www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf
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Army Academic Training Transcriptshttp//aarts.ar
my.mil/
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CIVILIAN CAREER PROGRAMS

• TROOPS TO TEACHERS (5OOO IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
  AND UP TO 10,000 TO TEACH IN LOW-INCOME
  SCHOOLS)
• SPOUSES TO TEACHERS (ARNG ONLY, 600 FINANCIAL
  ASSISTANCE )
• HELMETS TO HARDHATS

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