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Education Office Staff
• LTC Tyson, Education Officer (502) 607-1307
• Ms. Michele Kelley, Kentucky National Guard
Tuition Award Program Manager (502) 607-1039
• Ms. Linda Wolverton, Federal Tuition Assistance
Mgr (502) 607-1550
• 2LT Melissa Mattingly, MGIB Manager
(502) 607-1342
Education Services Office
Boone NG Center
Frankfort Kentucky
• Montgomery GI Bill / Kicker Benefits
• Chapter 1606 and 1607
• Kentucky National Guard Tuition Award
Program (state funds)
• Federal Tuition Assistance Program
• Testing (military and civilian exams)
• Student Loan Repayment Program
Montgomery GI Bill
Selected Reserve
• To be Eligible for MGIB-SR Chapter 1606,
you must:
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Have a Six-Year Obligation
Complete HS or GED prior to IADT
Complete IADT
Maintain Selected Reserve Status in Good
Standing
Montgomery GI Bill-SR
• Benefits terminate if you become an
unsatisfactory participant.
• Benefits terminate 10 years (changed to 14
years if eligibility on or after 1 October
1992) from your date of eligibility.
• Date of eligibility begins for a NPS soldier
the day after completing IADT as long as
other eligibility criteria is met.
Montgomery GI
Bill-Selective
Reserve Benefit
• To receive benefits the Education Office Issues
DD Form 2384-1, Notice of Basic Eligibility
(NOBE).
• Student Takes NOBE To School.
• Veterans Affairs School Representative Certifies
Enrollment And Sends To Veterans Affairs
Regional Office.
• Student Must Recertify Every Month Via
Telephone 1-877-823-2378, Or Web:
www.gibill.va.gov
Montgomery GI Bill-SR
• Benefits:
– 36 months at full-time rate
– $317.00 per month (1 Oct 07)
Montgomery GI Bill Kicker
• Basic Criteria: To qualify for MGIB Kicker you must be
eligible to receive MGIB-SR or the MGIB-AD.
• ($200 unit) ($350 for OCS/SMP/WOC or College First)
• You must have a six-year obligation.
• You must be assigned to a valid Modified Table of
Organization and Equipment (MTOE) position vacancy.
• Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) units are not
authorized a Kicker.
• For specific criteria refer to NGB Policy Ltr.
MGIB-REAP
Chapter 1607
• Eligibility: Activated after Sep 11, 2001,
for at least 90 consecutive days
• To Apply: Complete a VA Form 1990,
Application for Benefits and submit to VA
• Rates VA pays depends on how many days
activated
Chapter 1607 Cont’d
• Activated for 90 Days but less than 1 year = 40%
Rate ($413.60 per month if going to school full
time)
• Activated for 1 year but less than 2 years = 60%
rate ($620.40 per month if going to school full
time)
• Activated for 2 consecutive years = 80% rate
($827.20 if going to school full time)
Chapter 1607 Cont’d
• Cannot draw more than one Chapter of
MGIB at a time.
• VA will not pay more than 48 months of full
time benefits with a combination of the
different chapters of MGIB.
Student Loan Repayment
Program
• The SLRP is an enlistment incentive.
• Amount will not exceed $20,000
• Maximum payment each year of 15% or $500 per
year whichever is greater
• $3,000.00 cap per soldier per year
• SM must have existing, qualifying loans at time of
enlistment which is based on date the loan was
disbursed by the lending institute.
• SMs may incur additional loans during contract
period.
SLRP (cont’d)
• Process for payment:
– Student must submit paperwork to loan holder each
year (anniversary month of their enlistment contract)
– Loan holder completes information and sends to KYNG
Bonus/SLRP Office for processing of payment thru our
United States Property and Fiscal Office
– USP&FO will then authorize DFAS to make payment
– (If loan goes into default, payment cannot be made.)
– Payment based on principle and does not include
interest
Kentucky National Guard
Tuition Award Program
• Funding is subject to availability.
• Must be attending a state-supported school
or one of the few private schools approved.
• To apply submit an online application:
https://ky.ngb.army.mil/tuitionstudent
• Priority Basis - #1 is less than Bachelors.
• Soldier must have completed Basic
Training.
KYNG TAP (cont’d)
• Complete one application per term per
school.
• Rejects: Unsat/Weight/APFT
Failure/Adverse Action
• Units are responsible for validating
applications
• Application Deadlines: 1 October for
Spring Term and 1 April for Summer and
Fall Terms
KYNGTAP (Cont’d)
Processing of payment to schools:
School must have access to server site.
Designated school rep confirms students are
enrolled and cost of tuition.
Designated School rep notifies Ms. Kelley
that roster has been verified.
Ms. Kelley then sends roster to KHEAA for
payment.
KYNGTAP (Cont’d)
If student drops courses prior to drop/add
date, school should not charge us for
courses
If student is activated and has to drop out after
drop/add date, any funds that may be
returned must be returned to KHEAA, not
the student.
Federal Tuition
Assistance
• 100% Tuition up to established caps per
Fiscal Year to attend Accredited Institutions
(subject to availability of funds).
• Caps $250 SH; $4500 FY
• Can be used in conjunction with MGIB-SR
and Kicker.
• Complete online application prior to start
date of courses by going to
www.nationalguardbenefits.com
ARNG FTA Cont’d
To be considered for benefits, you cannot be flagged
for any reason.
Funds are subject to availability and priority
established by policy letter.
If funds are approved and you fail courses, funds
will be recouped.
A grade report is required upon completion of
course.
ARNG FTA Payment
• Processing Payment:
– SM is provided a DA Form 2171 authorizing school to
send invoice to KYNG for payment that was obligated.
– Ms. Wolverton can also send a roster of students to
each school and request verifciation of their attendance
and cost of courses, etc.
– Upon receipt of invoice from school, Ms. Wolverton
will either pay school by credit card or process request
for payment thru our USP&FO who will then contact
school and make payment.
Sample of DA Form 2171
Goarmyed
• Website for enlisted soldiers who are
activated or are in an Active Guard Reserve
status to apply for tuition assistance.
• Site: www.goarmyed.com
• If school is not one of the “upfront” schools,
student must submit an online application,
however, will have to pay for the course
then get reimbursed after completion.
Troops to Teachers
• Public law 107-110 “No Child Left Behind
Act 2001”
• Provides Financial Assistance for Teacher
Certification
• http://www.dantes.doded.mil
Civilian Exams
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CLEP (College Level Examination Program) –
Paper and Computer Based
CLEP Computer Based – must take at college
DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Test)
PRAXIS (required to be certified as teacher)
ACT/SAT (college entrance exams)
Excelsior (subject exams)
Military Exams
• AFCT (Armed Forces Classification Test)
• AFAST (Alternate Flight Aptitude Selection Test)
• AP (Auditory Perception Test)
– evaluates ability to use Morse Code
• DLAB (Defense Language Aptitude Battery)
• DLPT (Defense Language Proficiency Test)
- most are computer based
Education Support Center
(ESC)
• MGIB Team and Counselors for ARNG members
• Location: North Little Rock, AR.
• Web Site : http://www.virtualarmory.com
• Provides Degree Planning And Counseling
Services To ARNG Soldiers/Spouses.
Web Sites of Interest
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http://www.dantes.doded.mil
https://www.aartstranscript.leavenworth.army.mil
http://www.gibill.va.gov
http://www.goarmyed.com
http://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/elearning/smar
tforce
• http://www.virtualarmory.com
• http://www.armyeducation.army.mil
• http://www.nationalguardbenefits.com