What is the difference between the Post 9/11 and Montgomery G.I. Bill? What makes you eligible for each?

2018-04-17T12:48:36-04:00

I am having trouble understanding the difference between the two. There is about two years left on my contract and I am hoping to go to school full time afterwards. Any advice?

Response by TSgt David Holman made Apr 17 at 2018 12:54 PM

2018-04-17T12:54:17-04:00

If you enlisted after the Post 9/11 Bill was enacted, you should automatically be enrolled in this program. The Montgomery GI Bill had to paid into starting in Basic Training. The big difference between the two is that the Post 9/11 pays the school based on "months" and pays the member BAH based on single status at I believe the E5 rate for the area. Check with your education office, but you should already be enrolled in this program (and as a bonus, if you are looking at going into a STEM field, there is now an additional scholarship offering an additional 9 months of training up to $30,000)