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MONTGOMERY GI BILL ACTIVE DUTY (CHAPTER 30) INCREASED EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT
Education and Training
MONTGOMERY GI BILL ACTIVE DUTY (CHAPTER 30) INCREASED EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT
Effective October 1, 2022
Educational Assistance Allowance for trainees under the Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (Ch. 30 of title 38 U.S.C.). The following basic monthly rates are effective October 1, 2022.
For trainees on active duty, payment is limited to reimbursement of tuition and fees for the training taken.
See our “$600.00 buy-up” rates page if you participated in the buy-up program.
Rates for those completing an enlistment of three years or more.
| Training Time | Monthly rate |
|---|---|
| Full time | $2,210.00 |
| ¾ time | $1,657.50 |
| ½ time | $1,105.00 |
| less than ½ time more than ¼ time | $1,105.00** |
| ¼ time or less | $552.50** |
| Training Period | Monthly rate |
|---|---|
| First six months of training | $1,657.50 |
| Second six months of training | $1,215.50 |
| Remainder of training | $773.50 |
Correspondence - 55% of the approved charges
Flight - 60% of the approved charges
Cooperative - $2,210.00
** Tuition and Fees ONLY. Payment cannot exceed the listed amount.
Rates for those completing an enlistment of less than three years.
| Training Time | Monthly rate |
|---|---|
| Full time | $1,793.00 |
| ¾ time | $1,344.75 |
| ½ time | $896.50 |
| less than ½ time more than ¼ time | $896.50 ** |
| ¼ time or less | $448.25 ** |
Rates for those completing an enlistment of less than three years.
| Training Period | Monthly rate |
|---|---|
| First six months of training | $1,344.75 |
| Second six months of training | $986.15 |
| Remainder of training | $627.55 |
Correspondence - 55% of the approved charges
Flight - 60% of the approved charges
Cooperative - $1,793.00
** Tuition and Fees ONLY. Payment cannot exceed the listed amount.
Basic Institutional Rates for persons with remaining entitlement under Chapter 34 of Title 38, U.S.C. Chapter 30 Category II rates effective October 1, 2022.
| Training | Monthly Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time period | No Dependents | One Dependent | Two Dependents | Each additional dependent |
| Full time | $2,398.00 | $2,434.00 | $2,465.00 | $16.00 |
| ¾ time | $1,799.00 | $1,825.50 | $1,849.00 | $12.00 |
| ½ time | $1,199.00 | $1,217.00 | $1,232.50 | $8.50 |
| less than ½ time more than ¼ time | $1,199.00** | |||
| ¼ time or less | $599.50** | |||
| Training | Monthly Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time period | No Dependents | One Dependent | Two Dependents | Each additional dependent |
| First six months of training | $1,760.25 | $1,772.63 | $1,783.50 | $5.25 |
| Second six months of training | $1,271.88 | $1,281.23 | $1,288.93 | $3.85 |
| Third six months of training | $797.30 | $803.43 | $808.15 | $2.45 |
| Remainder of program | $785.40 | $791.18 | $796.43 | $2.45 |
| Training | Monthly Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time period | No Dependents | One Dependent | Two Dependents | Each additional dependent |
| Oct. 1, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2023 | $2,398.00 | $2,434.00 | $2,465.00 | $16.00 |
Correspondence - 55% of the approved charges
Flight - 60% of the approved charges
