Posted on Jan 22, 2016
If I used Student Loan Repayment (SLRP), am I still eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill?
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I joined up & used Student Loan Repayment, sacrificing MGIB, but was told Post 9/11 would still be open. Since then, VA officials have given well reasoned, but conflicting information about my P9/11 eligibility with respect to SLR. I need an MBA so I did the formal Post 9/11 eligibility through the VA's ebenefits website & it says I am eligible at 100%. Still, I'm skeptical. Dare I believe it?
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I'd suggest you chat with a representative of the SVO or Vet Success on Campus (VSOC).
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I used SLRP on my initial contract of three years and will have 100% Post 9/11 GI Bill after three more years. For example, I currently have been in for 5.5 years and am sitting at 90%. In July, I will be at six years and 100%.
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I have always been told if you took student loan repayment you forfeit MGIB, but still qualify for post 9/11. I hope that is the case, because it is my situation.
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SGT Dave Tracy
I was told that as well; and told the opposite and so on.
A few months ago I called the VA and a call center supervisor (because the poor guy who 1st answered my call was utterly confused by my situation) told me, the SLR covered my initial 3 year Active contract and Post 9/11 could not be counted concurrently with SLR. She said caution me by saying that she couldn't definitively say I was not qualified for Post 9/11 and that I should go through the formal determination process online, which I did. After a couple months, I saw under my Education Benefits section within ebenefits.va.gov website, that I did have eligibility under Post 9/11. So even with it clearly stated as an eligible benefit of mine, I question it's accuracy and I'm reluctant to celebrate.
A few months ago I called the VA and a call center supervisor (because the poor guy who 1st answered my call was utterly confused by my situation) told me, the SLR covered my initial 3 year Active contract and Post 9/11 could not be counted concurrently with SLR. She said caution me by saying that she couldn't definitively say I was not qualified for Post 9/11 and that I should go through the formal determination process online, which I did. After a couple months, I saw under my Education Benefits section within ebenefits.va.gov website, that I did have eligibility under Post 9/11. So even with it clearly stated as an eligible benefit of mine, I question it's accuracy and I'm reluctant to celebrate.
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Call and double check.
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My MGIB expired (10 year limit). My 9/11 (60%) did not. I am currently using it. They are "separate" entities.
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My MGIB expired (10 year limit). My 9/11 (60%) did not. I am currently using it. They are "separate" entities.
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You can’t get the GI Bill and Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) for the same time period. Once you sign up for the SLRP, you instantly incur a three-year obligation in which during those three years you are not acquiring GI Bill eligibility, so those who told you they were on an initial three-year enlistment and getting both incentives were blowing smoke up your backside. You could get both on a six-year enlistment or a 3 year with a follow-on 3 year re-enlistment though as the first three years would “pay back” your SLRP obligation and the second three years would qualify you for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. To get started go to http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/ fill out & submit VA Form 22-1990 to get your Certificate of Eligibility that you will need when enrolling in school.
The GI Bill provides educational assistance to servicemembers, veterans, and their dependents.
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The best solution is first read your enlistment contract because that specifies by date what you are entitled too, and speak with a veterans representative at the VA because the VA is the final decision maker on you receiving the Post 911.
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Sgt Tracy, I used the SLRP post bachelor's degree and forfeited the MGIB but, post 911 paid for the remainder of my MBA. I also had enough to transfer and pay for the majority of my son's B.S. in Science.
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