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What I Wish I’d Known Before: Transferring GI Bill Benefits to a Dependent

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Transferring GI Bill to Dependent: A Personal Account

Perhaps you are an Airman whose wife wants to go back to school and get her Master’s degree. Maybe you are a senior in high school contemplating a four-year university whose mom is a Marine.

Regardless of the type of higher or supplemental education being sought, finding ways to finance it can be a strain on the bank account. Luckily, for some with a direct military affiliation, there are options available to ease the burden, options that can be transferred such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill to dependent spouses and children.

What Is Required to Transfer GI Bill Benefits

In order to give Post 9-11 GI Bill Benefits – either all of it or only a portion of the allotted 36 months – to a qualified dependent, the service member must currently be on active duty status. Benefits CANNOT be transferred after retirement. In addition, all of the following facts must be true:

The service member:

In addition, the person receiving the benefits must be enrolled in DEERS (Defense Enrollment Eligibility Report System).

Please note: The Montgomery GI Bill is NON-transferable.

Additional Information Regarding Transferring Your GI Bill Benefits

While that list covers the requirements to initiate transfer, there is also some pertinent information regarding benefits that you should be aware of:

Other Considerations for Transferring Your GI Bill to Your Spouse or Dependents

Even with all of that, there may be easily overlooked or completely unknown facts about the process, as well. To save you some of the headache of having to figure these things out during your potentially overwhelming personal journey, service members and their dependents were polled about transferring and using Post 9-11 GI Bill benefits. Here are some of the most popular topics that people wish they had known before traversing through the system.

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