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The U.S. Veteran's administration and State Veteran Services Offices sponsor programs that offer veterans, reservists, and the dependants of veterans access to educational benefits.

There are four primary federally sponsored education benefit programs:

Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB)
State Veteran Educational Benefit programs vary on a state by state basis. Visit G.I. Bill Express.com 's State Benefit Programs page for information about specific states.

Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB)
On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the "Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944," better known as the "GI Bill of Rights." The famed legislation for veterans of World War II has since been recognized as one of the most important acts of Congress. The purposes of the current educational assistance program, known as the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty (MGIB), are stated in chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code. They are:

- To help the members of the Armed Forces adjust to civilian life after separation from service
- To give those who cannot afford a higher education the chance to get one
- To restore lost educational opportunities and vocational readjustment to service members who lost these opportunities as the result of their active military duty
- To promote and assist the All-Volunteer Force program of the Armed Forces
- To aid in the retention of personnel in the Armed Forces
- To enhance our Nation's competitiveness through the development of a more highly educated and productive work force

Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR)
Congress enacted the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) in 1985 to encourage membership in the Selected Reserve. It provides educational assistance to qualifying Selected Reserve officers, warrant officers and enlisted soldiers who are assigned to troop program units (TPU) of the United States Army Reserve (USAR), Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve, and the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.

The purpose of the educational assistance program for Selected Reservists, known as the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) is stated in chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code: To encourage membership in units of the Selected Reserve and National Guard.

The Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA)
The purposes of the educational assistance program for dependents and survivors of veterans, The Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA), are stated in chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code. The purposes are:

- To provide educational opportunities to children whose education is impeded or interrupted by the disability or death due to military service of a parent
- To help prepare surviving spouses of veterans who died because of military service and spouses of veterans who are totally disabled, to support themselves and their families

If you are eligible under Chapter 30, Chapter 35 or Chapter 1606 you can receive benifits as follows: http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/rates.htm

Contact your Reserve/National Guard Unit to verify your eligiblility for chapter 1606 benefits.