Transfering Entitlement/ Eligibility to the MGIB- Active Duty

Can I transfer my entitlement to the Montgomery GI Bill to my dependents?

Answer:

Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty (MGIB) is permitted to one or more of a servicemember’s dependents under certain circumstances.

Currently, only a very few Air Force servicemembers are eligible to transfer entitlement to their dependents.

Who Can Transfer Entitlement: Only persons specifically selected by the military Services are eligible to transfer their chapter 30 entitlement to a dependent. Transfer of education entitlement is not a “right” for all servicemembers. Only the Air Force implemented the TOE (Transfer of Entitlement) program and that was for a very limited trial period.

Individuals allowed to transfer entitlement are those who, after approval by the Service secretary concerned: (1) have completed six years of service in the Armed Forces and (2) either have a critical military skill designated by the Secretary for transferability purposes; or are in a military specialty designated by the Secretary concerned for transferability purposes as requiring critical military skills; and (3) enter into an agreement to serve at least four more years as members of the Armed Forces.

Eligible Dependents: Transfers may be made to the individual’s spouse, to one or more of the individual’s children or to a combination of the above.

Months of Transfer: The total number of months of entitlement transferred by an individual may not exceed 18 months.