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Changes in GI Bill transfer benefits for National Guard members coming July 12
June 20, 2019 — Provisions allowing Guard members to transfer some or all of their Post- 9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children are set to change in less than 30 days, limiting the time frame Soldiers and Airmen can transfer those benefits... MORE

National Guard members will soon see changes to the program that allows them to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children that will limit the time frame they can initiate that transfer. Set to go in effect July 12, Guard members will need to have served six years before they can transfer benefits and they must transfer the benefits by the time they hit 16 years of service. Additionally, Guard members extend their enlistment contract by at least four years to transfer benefits.

Changes to Post-9/11 GI Bill transfers effective July 2019
May 13, 2019 — The transferability option under the Post-9/11 GI Bill allows service members to transfer all or some unused benefits to their spouse or dependent children. The request to transfer unused GI Bill benefits to eligible dependents must be completed while serving as an active member of the Armed Forces. The Department of Defense determines whether or not you can transfer benefits to your family. Once the Department of Defense approves benefits for transfer, the new beneficiaries apply for them at Veterans Affairs... MORE

The transferability option under the Post-9/11 GI Bill allows service members to transfer all or some unused benefits to their spouse or dependent children. The request to transfer unused GI Bill benefits to eligible dependents must be completed while serving as an active member of the Armed Forces. The Department of Defense determines whether or not you can transfer benefits to your family. Once the DoD approves benefits for transfer, the new beneficiaries apply for them at Veterans Affairs.

Guard members to see changes in GI Bill transfer benefits
March 22, 2019 — Provisions allowing Guard members to transfer some or all of their Post- 9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children are set to change, limiting the timeframe Soldiers and Airmen can transfer those benefits... MORE

DOD announces policy change on transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits
July 12, 2018 — The Defense Department issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients... MORE

Defense Department issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients.

Know Your Soldier For Life Benefits: Yellow Ribbon Program
February 28, 2018 — The Department of Veterans Affairs sponsors a program in which Soldiers or their family members using their Post 9-11 GI Bill can receive additional funds from the participating school to cover the gap between GI Bill and the actual cost of tuition... MORE

Soldier for Life develops education and training opportunities for Soldiers, family members and Army veterans to facilitate individual readiness and professionalism during a Soldiers career and enhance post service employment opportunities.