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Veterans Services

VA Education Benefits/GI Bill Overview

The Veteran Services Office is located in the Office of Admissions and Records at Northeast Mississippi Community College and provides Veterans, Reservists, and their dependents assistance in obtaining the educational benefits to which they are entitled.

The office is responsible for submitting enrollment certifications for new and continuing students to the VA and answering questions veteran students or dependents may have concerning their educational benefits.

Northeast Mississippi Community College is approved to offer GI Bill® educational benefits by the Mississippi State Approving Agency.

Education Benefits

VA education benefits help Veterans, service members, and their qualified family members with needs like paying college tuition, finding the right school or training program, and getting career counseling. Learn how to apply for and manage the education and training benefits you've earned.

GI Bill

GI Bill benefits help you pay for college, graduate school, and training programs. Since 1944, the GI Bill has helped qualifying Veterans and their family members get money to cover all or some of the costs for school or training. Learn more about GI Bill benefits and how to apply for them.

Comparison Tool

VA is making it easier to research colleges and employers approved for the GI Bill. Answer just a few questions about yourself and the school/employer you are considering. You’ll receive an estimate of your GI Bill benefits and some information about the facility’s value and affordability.



Benefit Information

Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (Chapter 30)  The New GI Bill program provides eligible veterans with up to 36 months of education benefits. To qualify, you must be on active duty or have been for at least two years and have had your military pay reduced by $100 monthly for 12 months of active duty. This benefit can be used for degree and certificate programs, flight training, correspondence courses, and on-the-job training. Benefits are payable for ten years following discharge from active duty. **Eligibility for these benefits is determined strictly by the Regional Veterans Affairs Office**

Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) (Chapter 32) You are eligible for the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program (V.E.A.P.) if you first entered active duty between 31 December 1976 and 1 July 1985, made contributions from your military pay to this education benefit program, served a continuous period of 181 days or more and your discharge from service was other than dishonorable. Your contributions will be matched on a two-for-one basis by the Government. This benefit may be used for degree and certificate programs, flight training, on-the-job training, and correspondence courses. **Eligibility for these benefits is determined strictly by the Regional Veterans Affairs Office**

Montgomery GI Bill-SR (Chapter 1606) Increased Educational Benefit The GI Bill-SR is available to members of the Selected Reserve who have a six-year obligation, completed Initial Active Duty Training, and serve in a drilling Selected Reserve unit. The Selected Reserve includes the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, the Army National Guard, and the Air National Guard. Benefits received can be used towards degree and certificate programs, flight training, correspondence courses, and on-the-job training. **Eligibility for these benefits is determined strictly by the Regional Veterans Affairs Office**

Montgomery GI Bill-SR (REAP) Reserve and National Guard Members who were called to active duty on or after September 11, 2001, for emergency/contingency operations are eligible for benefits under Title 10 or Title 32 USC, Section 502(f). Members must also have served at least 90 consecutive days or more.

Members can receive a maximum of 48 months of benefits under any combination of VA educational benefit programs they may qualify for. Members must also furnish a DD Form 214. Chapter 1607 members do not have a delimiting date. Members are eligible for benefits as long as they remain active. Members released from active duty because of a disability will receive benefits at a 40% rate and have ten years from the eligibility date to use benefits. NOTE: Reservists or National Guard members who serve at least 90 days but less than a year of consecutive active duty receive 40% of Chapter 30 benefits. Reservists/Guard members serving at least one year but less than two years receive 60% and 80% after serving two years for full-time training. **Eligibility for these benefits is determined strictly by the Regional Veterans Affairs Office**

Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)  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. **Eligibility for these benefits is determined strictly by the Regional Veterans Affairs Office**

Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer (Chapter 33) The Post-9/11 GI Bill allows service members (officer or enlisted, Active Duty or Selected Reserve), on or after August 1, 2009, to transfer unused education benefits to immediate family members (spouse and children). The service member must have at least six years of service and commit to an additional four years of service to transfer benefits to a spouse or child. Because of the potential impact of this benefit on recruiting and retention, transferability policy is determined by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military services.

Benefits for Survivors and Dependents (Chapter 35) The Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA) provides financial aid for the education of dependent children and spouses of veterans who were permanently and totally disabled or died while on active duty due to a service-related condition. Also eligible are dependents of service personnel missing in action or forcibly detained in the line of duty by a foreign government or hostile force. Under this entitlement, eligible persons may receive up to 45 months of education benefits. **Eligibility for these benefits is determined strictly by the Regional Veterans Affairs Office**

Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31) A veteran can be eligible for Chapter 31 benefits if he or she received or aggravated a service-connected disability on or after September 16, 1940, which entitles him or her to DVA disability compensation and who requires vocational rehabilitation because his or her disability creates an employment handicap. Benefits may be provided for up to 48 months and are available for 12 years from the date when the veteran is notified of entitlement to DVA. **Eligibility for these benefits is determined by VA Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor**