Posted on Feb 21, 2018
How do you transfer education benefits to a spouse when the service member has limited time left on their contract?
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Please help!!!! My husband is attempting to transfer his education benefits to me; however, teb denied transfer because he doesn't have enough time left on his contract. He contacted his s1 about extending. S1 is saying that he needs the letter about transfer being denied. We did not receive one. He showed him on milconnect the denial. After reaching out to the army rep for teb per website he was told that he needed to fill a different form out but we can not find this form. I want to finish my RN and give back to my service members at the va hospital or base hospital but we need help getting the education to transfer. Any advice?????
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Top Influencers check out Nicole Williams question and let's see if we can get her some assistance and answers. Thanks, COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" ThomasLTC Stephen F.SGT David A. 'Cowboy' GrothSFC George SmithCPT Jack DurishSSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"PO1 William "Chip" NagelTSgt Joe C.SP5 Mark KuzinskiMaj Marty Hogan MSG (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) SN Greg Wright Capt Seid Waddell Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS SSG Warren Swan
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" ThomasLTC Stephen F.SGT David A. 'Cowboy' GrothSFC George SmithCPT Jack DurishSSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"PO1 William "Chip" NagelTSgt Joe C.SP5 Mark KuzinskiMaj Marty Hogan MSG (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) SN Greg Wright Capt Seid Waddell Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS SSG Warren Swan
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
I'm at a loss on this COL. Once I was I R R. my education benefits went bye bye. Hope that Nichole can get some form of resolution.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SSG Angel Rivera Can you answer Nicole Williams question above? Thank you, Mikel
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SSG Eddye Royal
Nicole Willams, call the [login to see] or go out to the VA web site, and there is a PDF that your husband needs to fill out. If thats does not work, he can get from his Chain of Command, to assist with this process, once its completed, it normally takes 60 to 90 days, make sure that if you send it by mail, you use Delivery receipt so that someone has to sign for it. That way if your LOCAL Regional Office say they lost it or did not get it, you will have a copy of whom signed it at the PO.
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This is something Congress had in the crosshairs last fall, so don't wait, whatever you do. I doubt it will be around much longer, at least for spouses.
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SSG Eddye Royal
Nicole Willams, call the [login to see] or go out to the VA web site, and there is a PDF that your husband needs to fill out. If thats does not work, he can get from his Chain of Command, to assist with this process, once its completed, it normally takes 60 to 90 days, make sure that if you send it by mail, you use Delivery receipt so that someone has to sign for it. That way if your LOCAL Regional Office say they lost it or did not get it, you will have a copy of whom signed it at the PO.
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Contact the VA Education benefits line. I am pretty sure, I know for Post 9-11 it works, that after your husband has left the military that the VA can do the transfer of education benefits over to you. I have a friend who was planning on using his benefits until he got out and chose not to. His wife is using his Post 9-11 benefits to go to school right now. You may even have an easier time doing the transfer through the VA than you will racing to get it done through the S1.
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SGT Joseph Gunderson
There is actually a number you can call. I called them a couple weeks ago and it was very quick.
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SSG Eddye Royal
Nicole Willams, call the [login to see] or go out to the VA web site, and there is a PDF that your husband needs to fill out. If thats does not work, he can get from his Chain of Command, to assist with this process, once its completed, it normally takes 60 to 90 days, make sure that if you send it by mail, you use Delivery receipt so that someone has to sign for it. That way if your LOCAL Regional Office say they lost it or did not get it, you will have a copy of whom signed it at the PO.
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