Chapter 1606 VA Benefits: Education and Training Benefits

Chapter 1606 VA Benefits: There are benefits for education and training available for up to 36 months under the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) program. You might be qualified for this benefit if you serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard. Determine your eligibility.

How to use Chapter 1606?

This kind of VA benefit, sometimes referred to as your entitlement, can provide up to 36 months of instruction and training. This will cover subjects including business, technical, or vocational schools, apprenticeships, on-the-job training, and colleges. National tests, correspondence courses with tuition help, license or certification fees.

Veterans may occasionally require refresher, deficient, and remedial training; in these situations, the Chapter 1606 benefit may be used in addition to flight training.

The kind of training determines the monthly benefit. If you are enrolled in school, the amount you receive paid depends on how much of your time—whether full- or part-time—you spend in training.

There will be an eligibility period during which you can use them if you qualify for this benefit. When your eligible period expires or you use up all of your entitlement, whichever happens first, your benefits will terminate. Generally, your qualifying period expires on the date that you are separated from Selected Reserve.

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Do I qualify for education benefits under the MGIB-SR program?

If you meet these requirements, you may be eligible to receive education benefits under this program.

At least one of the following must be true:

• As a member of the Selected Reserve, you have a 6-year service obligation (you agreed to serve 6 years)

• As a member of the Selected Reserve, you have agreed to serve an additional six years in addition to your initial service commitment

The obligation must have begun after June 30, 1985, or for some types of training after September 30, 1990.

All of these conditions must also be met:

• After completing your initial active duty training (IADT),

• Before completing IADT, you must obtain a high school diploma or similar certificate of equal value, such as a High School Equivalency Diploma or a GED.

• As a member of an active Selected Reserve unit, you remain in good standing
  (Note: If your discharge from the Selected Reserve is due to a disability that wasn’t the result of misconduct, you will still be eligible.)

How Apply for Chapter 1606 VA Benefits

In order to apply:

1. Go to the Vets.gov

2. On the home page, click on “Education Benefits” (blue box).

3. Select “Application Process”

4. Select the green box “Apply for Benefits”

5. Fill out a 22-1990

6. You will receive a Certificate of Eligibility in the mail

1. At Orientation you will fill out a Student Information Form

2. At Orientation you will fill out an Advising Worksheet and it will be signed by your academic advisor during Orientation

3. Please submit all three documents to the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (3000 Houser Hall) or via the VMA Student Document Upload website

4. Guidelines on Advising Worksheets that you will turn in every semester

5. To verify your enrollment, please call 1-877-823-2378 or go online at W.A.V.E at the end of each month. In order to receive 1606 payments, you must verify your enrollment