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Can a Veteran transfer GI Bill benefits?. My friend's husband is former active duty, and when they married, he'd been out for a while. They want to transfer his GI Bill benefits to her daughter, his stepdaughter. Is there a way for them to do this?
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No. Last bullet.
The option to transfer is open to any member of the armed forces active duty or Selected Reserve, officer or enlisted who is eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and meets the following criteria:
•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.
•Has at least 10 years of service in the armed forces (active duty and/or Selected Reserve) on the date of approval, is precluded by either standard policy (by Service Branch or DoD) or statute from committing to four additional years, and agrees to serve for the maximum amount of time allowed by such policy or statute.
•Is or becomes retirement-eligible and agrees to serve an additional four years of service on or after Aug. 1, 2012. A Servicemember is considered to be retirement-eligible if he or she has completed 20 years of active federal service or 20 qualifying years as computed (pursuant to section 12732 of title 10 U.S.C.).
•Transfer requests are submitted and approved while the member is in the armed forces.
The option to transfer is open to any member of the armed forces active duty or Selected Reserve, officer or enlisted who is eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and meets the following criteria:
•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.
•Has at least 10 years of service in the armed forces (active duty and/or Selected Reserve) on the date of approval, is precluded by either standard policy (by Service Branch or DoD) or statute from committing to four additional years, and agrees to serve for the maximum amount of time allowed by such policy or statute.
•Is or becomes retirement-eligible and agrees to serve an additional four years of service on or after Aug. 1, 2012. A Servicemember is considered to be retirement-eligible if he or she has completed 20 years of active federal service or 20 qualifying years as computed (pursuant to section 12732 of title 10 U.S.C.).
•Transfer requests are submitted and approved while the member is in the armed forces.
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CSM Thomas McGarry
The rub to this is that in my experience in the Army reserves that many soldiers eligible for Post 9/11 benefits were never informed that they need to transfer these benefits to their dependents prior to retiring. I have met more than a few retired Reserve soldiers who are in this situation-Guess it was an easy way for the House to save money as many of these soldiers will never used these earned benefits!!
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MAJ Catherine Hansen
Once out or retired you cannot add an additional beneficiary for the GI Bill. One has to have 4 years remaining on active duty to add an additional name.
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