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The Post-9/11 GI Bill, sponsored by Virginia Senator Jim Webb, went into effect on August 1, 2009.  For more information, visit the GI Bill Website: www.gibill.va.gov. 

Basic Information

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you served at least 90 aggregate days on active duty after September 10, 2001, and you are still on active duty or were honorably--

  • discharged from the active duty; or
  • released from active duty and placed on the retired list or temporary disability retired list; or 
  • released from active duty and transferred to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve; or 
  • released from the active duty for further service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces. 

You may also be eligible if you were honorably discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability and you served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001.

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What benefits will I receive?

Based on your length of active duty service, you are entitled to a percentage of the following:

  • Cost of tuition and fees, not to exceed the most expensive in-state undergraduate tuition at a public institution of higher education (paid to school); 
  • Monthly housing allowance* equal to the basic allowance for housing payable to a military E-5 with dependents, in the same zip code as your school (paid to you); 
  • Yearly books and supplies stipend of up to $1000 per year (paid to you); and 
  • A one-time payment of $500 paid to certain individuals relocating from highly rural areas. 

*NOTE – The housing allowance and books and supplies stipend are not payable to individuals on active duty. The housing allowance is not payable to those pursuing training at half time or less or to individuals enrolled in distance learning.

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