VA and G.I Bills Benefits

What is the Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty ?

The Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty, called "MGIB" for short, provides up to 36 months of education benefits to eligible veterans for:

• College, Business

• Technical or Vocational Courses

• Correspondence Courses

• Apprenticeship/Job Training

• Flight Training

Who is Eligible ?

You may be an eligible veteran if you got an Honorable Discharge, AND you have a High School Diploma or GED or, in some cases 12 hours of college credit, AND you meet the requirements of one of the categories below:

Vocational educational - veterans benefits

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service provides vocational-educational counseling to veterans and certain dependents. Eligibility for this service is based on having eligibility for a VA Education program such as: Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill); Chapter 32 (Veterans Education Assistance Program - VEAP); Chapter 35 (Dependents Education Assistance Program) for certain spouses and dependent children; Chapter 18 (Spina Bifida Program) for certain dependent children; Chapter 1606 (Reservists Education Program); Public Law 102-16 (for Transitioning Service members).

VR&E can provide a wide range of vocational and educational counseling services to service members still on active duty, as well as veterans and dependents who are eligible for one of VA's educational benefit programs. These services are designed to help an individual choose a vocational direction and determine the course needed to achieve the chosen goal.

For more information on Va benefits and GI Bills contact narthur@nextecinc.com

Procedure for Veterans benefits:
Individuals who would like to use their education benefits( GI ) towards the training.

1) Choose the Veterans Approved Nextec for the training.

2) Have your DD-214 ready.

3) Fill in the form 22-1990, available on http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/educationforms.htm

4) Get Nextec to complete form 22-1999 and forward that to Veterans Dept.

5) Both the forms must be completed and submitted 30 days before starting your training.

6) Once submitted you will receive notification about your application from Veterans.

7) Start your training with Nextec.

Procedure for Disable Veterans (over 20% disability) who would like to use their education veterans benefits towards the training:

1) You can use GI benefits using the same procedure as above or

2) Get in touch with your Vocational counselor or visit http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/vreforms.htm

3) Submit your claim using form 28-1990.

 

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