For specific information concerning tuition assistance limitations and State tuition assistance programs, contact your State Education Services Officer. National Guard members who never met the eligibility requirements and are serving in the Selected Reserve can extend at any time to qualify for the MGIB benefits. The total eligibility for veteran's benefits is 48 months of training. The Army National Guard offers a Student Loan Repayment Program for non-prior service enlistees who enlist in the Selected Reserve for six years. This program must be elected at the time of enlistment.
Payments begin on the anniversary date of each completed satisfactory year of service.
For more information, contact your State Incentive Manager. National Guard members can receive tuition assistance up front for courses that are 24 weeks in length or less. Longer courses will be funded on a reimbursable basis after members have successfully completed their course. For more information, contact your State National Guard Education Office. SOC Guard colleges have agreed to limit the residency requirements for service members to not more than 25 percent of the undergraduate degree program.