Post 911 GI bill.
 

Has anyone used their post 911 GI bill to put their kids thru college?
My daughter has 1 year of high school left. From what I understand is you can transfer your post 911 GI bill to your kid and if the college they want to attend is a (yellow ribbon) school then it is paid for. If this is correct then I can finally get my boat!! Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Thanks.

Info here

Transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill to Spouse and Dependents - Education and Training

Including this...

"Has at least six years of service in the armed forces (active duty and/or Selected Reserve) on the date of approval and agrees to serve four additional years in the armed forces from the date of election."

Thank you!!

One caveat is that you have to have 10 years of total service BEFORE your kids can use the benefits. Your spouse can use them immediately after transfer, but if you transfer as soon as you hit 6 years (like I did), you still have to wait until 10 years of service before children are eligible.

This sucks for us because our oldest is a junior in HS, and she won't be eligible to use my benefits until she is a junior in college. Oh well, I guess she gets the old community college for a few years first.

My wife is the military member and she had about 8-9 years of full active duty and she has been in the AF reserve for 2 years. Do you know if the 2 years is a full 2 years or is it counted as partial like retirement?

Important distinctions...

2) The service required for eligibility for the post 911 Bill in the first place MUST be active duty. Any active-duty after 9/11 counts, EXCEPT for AT...ie MOB, ADSW, ADT, ADOS, or whatever other services call it. You need a CUMULATIVE 90 days AD to qualify for minimum pro-rated benefits. 36 months gets you the whole enchilada. This applies to federal reserves, Guard is different and I'm not familiar with it.



2) The "years of service" required for transfer eligibility (and subsequent incurred obligated service) can be either AD or drilling reserve (with Sat attendance).

Be aware also that transfer of the benefits incurs an ADSC as well.

So I am palace chasing with 3 years of the transfer of gi bill adsc complete, after a year in the reserves should I be able to transfer the benefits to the kids? I have 15 yrs of AD...

Into AFRC? Call ARPC and talk to an Education specialist-they are rather knowledgeable

That's up to the service branch. In the Navy, benefit transfer is available for reserves and it incurs an additional reserve, not AD, service obligation.

I don't know what the AF does but I would *think* they should allow their reserves the same option.

If you don't finish the obligation, the transfer is null and void.