MONTGOMERY GI BILL

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MONTGOMERY GI BILL
PRESENTED BY
LCPL WILLIAMS
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GENERAL INFORMATION

• The MGIB (for Active Duty Marines) program
  provides up to 36 months of education benefits.
  This benefit may be used for degree and
  certificate programs, flight training,
  apprenticeship/on-the-job training and
  correspondence courses. Remedial, deficiency,
  and refresher courses may be approved under
  certain circumstances. Generally, benefits are
  payable for 10 years following your release from
  active duty . This program may also be referred
  to as Chapter 30.

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ELIGIBILITY FOR ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS

• There are three categories
• 1. Those who entered on active duty after
  June 30, 1985 and had their military pay reduced
  by 1,200. This amount is nonrefundable.
• 2. Those veterans with remaining education
  entitlement under the old GI Bill on 12/31/89,
  who were on active duty for

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ELIGIBILITY CONT.

• any number of days during the period from
  10/19/84 to 6/30/85 and continued on active duty
  from 7/1/85 through 6/30/88. Military pay is not
  reduced for veterans qualifying under this
  category. These veterans may receive Chapter 30
  payment plus ½ of the old GI Bill payment.

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ELIGIBILITY CONT

• 3. Those veterans who originally declined to
  participate or who not eligible to participate in
  Chapter 30. If you were involuntarily separated
  from service after 2/2/91, you must have chosen
  to participate in Chapter 30 before military
  separation. If you voluntarily separated under
  SSB or VSI after 12/5/91, you may be eligible for
  Chapter 30.

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MGIB PAY RATES

• INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING
• TRAINING TIME MONTHLY RATE
• FULL TIME 985.00
• ¾ TIME
  738.75
• ½ TIME
  492.50
• Less then ½ but more then ¼ . 492.50
• ¼ TIME OR LESS 246.25

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MGIB RATES CONT.

• For Members who have served less then 3 years.
• Full Time
  800.00
• ¾ Time
  600.00
• ½ Time
  400.00
• Less then ½ but more then ¼ 400.00
• ¼ time or less 200.00

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MONTGOMERY GI BILL FOR SMCR

• To qualify, you must meet the following
  requirements 1. Have a six-year obligation to
  serve in the Selected Reserve. 2. Complete your
  initial active duty for training (IADT). 3.
  Meet the requirement to receive a high school
  diploma or equivalency certificate before
  completing IADT.

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SMCR MGIB

• The MGIB for SMCR is different from the Active
  Duty GI Bill. Listed below are some of the
  characteristics of the SMCR GI Bill.
• 1. The Selected Reserve benefit currently
  pays 282 per month for full time training.
• 2. The Selected Reserve benefit must be
  used while you are actively drilling with your
  Guard/Reserve Unit. Once you leave Guard/Reserve
  Unit, your benefits end.

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SMRC MGIB CONT.

• 3. The Selected Reserve benefit program
  does not allow payment for reimbursement of the
  cost of Licensing and Certification Tests.
• 4. The Selected Reserve Benefit program
  also doesnt allow Accelerated Payments for high
  tech courses.
• 5. There is no out of pocket cost involved
  to sign up for the MGIB Selected Reserve benefits
  program.

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SMRC MGIB CONT.

• If a member of the Selected Marine Corps Reserve
  is activated for more then 2 years then he/she
  will have the option of participating in the
  Active Duty MGIB.
• Selected Marine Corps Reserve members will have
  all of the benefits as Active Duty members.

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MGIB KICKER

• The MGIB Kicker is a program offered to military
  personnel who wish to increase the amount they
  will receive once they decide to start using the
  MGIB.
• To get the MGIB Kicker a Marine must contribute
  an additional 600 to their MGIB.
• There are 3 different ways Marines can pay for
  the MGIB Kicker.

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KICKER PAYMENT OPTIONS

• 1. A 600 lump sum payment can be made to
  Disbursing.
• A down-payment can be made to Disbursing (Marines
  choice as to the amount of the payment). The
  remaining debt will be deducted from the Marines
  pay monthly (Marine will decide payment amount).
• The Marine can choose to have the entire 600
  deducted from his/her pay (payment amount to be
  decided by the Marine).

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MGIB KICKER CONT.

• The kicker will be paid along with MGIB. The
  total amount added to your MGIB by the kicker is
  3,600. It is paid in 100 increments for up to
  36 months.

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QUESTIONS?
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• Contact the office of Veteran Affairs at
  www.gibill.va.gov