Education In The Military: The Reserve GI Bill
GI Bill For Selected Reserves
The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (SR) program (Chapter 1606) is available to you if choose to join the Selected Reserves. The Selected Reserve includes the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve, and the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
You may use this education assistance program for degree programs, certificate or correspondence courses, cooperative training, independent study programs, apprenticeship/on-the-job training, and vocational flight training programs. Remedial, refresher and deficiency training are available under certain circumstances.
As a member of the Selected Reserves you can receive up to $297 of education benefits a month for up to 36 months. Your benefit entitlement ends 14 years from the date of your eligibility for the program, or on the day you leave the Selected Reserve.
If you qualify you may also be eligible to to receive the Army, Navy or Marine Corps College Fund, otherwise known as a GI Bill Kicker. Click here to learn more about this additional education benefit. Be sure to ask your recruiter about this benefit.
You may receive these benefits for a wide variety of training, including:
- An undergraduate or graduate degree at a college or university. You may take a cooperative training program. You may also take an accredited independent study program leading to a standard college degree.
- A certificate or diploma from a business, technical, or vocational school.
- An apprenticeship or OJT program offered by a company or union. Apprenticeships or OJT programs may offer an alternative to college or vocational school for helping you gain experience in the field you choose.
- A correspondence course.
- Flight training. You must have a private pilot certificate and meet the medical requirements for the desired certificate before beginning training. If your program began before October 1, 1998, you must continue to meet the medical requirements throughout your flight training program.
- Programs overseas that lead to a college degree.
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