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Veterans and Active Duty Service Members
Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)
The Post-9/11 GI Bill Website now offers a step-by-step guide on what to consider and how to apply, including an estimator to help eligible individuals determine how much money they are eligible for. The intent is to make this process as easy and straight forward as possible and to alleviate any confusion that claimants might have.
The new step by step guide is available at:http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/step-by-step.htm
Note: The Step-by-Step Guide is only a guide. Individuals considering on applying for the Post-9/11 GI Bill should consider all factors that impact their particular situation before making the irrevocable decision. Factors to consider can be found at:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/documents/Post-911_Factors_to_Consider.pdf
If you are called to active duty...
Contact your loan holders to determine their options while they are on active military duty. If you do not know who your loan holders are, you should use LoanLocator to obtain a list of each of their loan holders and their contact information.
To learn more you can visit
http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/students.military_defer.htm
HOW TO REACH THE STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE
Phone: 703-742-7791
Fax: 703-742-4239
Email: service@studentclearinghouse.org
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am - 7 pm
Additional guidelines on handling military deferments are on the Department of Education's FSA Web site at:
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/L03241.html.
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