{"id":80559,"date":"2018-07-14T16:55:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T20:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=80559"},"modified":"2018-07-14T22:26:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T02:26:47","slug":"pentagon-slashes-gi-bill-transfer-eligibility-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=80559","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Slashes GI Bill Transfer Eligibility Window"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Military Times<\/a> reports new changes in service member’s ability to transfer GI Bill benefits to dependents, and they’re not for the better. The goal, Pentagon officials stated, is to shift the benefit to focus on retention.<\/p>\n

“After a thorough review of the policy, we saw a need to focus on retention in a time of increased growth of the armed forces,” Stephanie Miller, director of accessions policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, said in a statement. “This change continues to allow career service members that earned this benefit to share it with their family members while they continue to serve.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Troops with 16 or more years of service will no longer be permitted to transfer their Post-9\/11 GI Bill benefits to a spouse or child starting next year, Defense Department officials announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

Currently, troops who serve a minimum of six years and commit to serving an additional four years are eligible to transfer the education benefit to their dependents. Some who agree to the four years but are barred from completing it, such as troops who are injured and medically discharged, are permitted to keep the transfer. Others who start the process after getting injured can request a waiver so the transfer can go through.<\/p>\n

But starting 12 July 2019, service members need to begin the benefit transfer process between six and 16 years of service, the new policy update states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another benefit cut to focus on retention? Sorry, that doesn’t pass the smell check. Hat tip to IDC SARC, who mentioned this in the Cohen Purple Heart post where it caught my eye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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