Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) 
The Reserve Educational Assistance Program REAP ended on November 25 , 2015 , but under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016, some REAP benefits will remain in place for 3 more years. Learn more about what this change means for you. 

How does it affect me that REAP has ended? 
Find the description below that best fits your situation to learn about how this change affects you, and what to do next. 

If you were actively using REAP benefits on or before November 24, 2015 
You can keep using your REAP benefits until November 25 , 2019. Note: You fit this description if you were already attending a school or training program on November 24 , 2015, or during the last semester, quarter, or term ending before that date. 

If you applied for REAP benefits, but you didn t start school until after November 24, 2015 
You re no longer eligible to receive REAP benefits , but you may be eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Learn more about the Post-9/11 GI Bill 

If you applied for REAP benefits after November 24, 2015 
You re not eligible to receive REAP benefits , but you may be eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. We ll review your application and give you the benefits you qualify for. Learn more about the Post-9/11 GI Bill 

If we determined you were eligible for REAP benefits, but you lost your benefits when the program ended 
You can credit your REAP eligibility toward your Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility if you meet both of the requirements listed below. Both of these must be true. You: Established REAP eligibility before November 25 , 2015, and Lost eligibility when we retired that program on November 25 , 2015 If you credit your eligibility toward your Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility , you : Will receive one month or a partial month of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for each month or partial month of remaining REAP benefits up to a maximum of 36 months Will not be eligible for 48 months of entitlement based on y

user: Hello there, I would like to learn more about the reserve educational assistance program.

assistant: Of course. The Reserve Educational Assistance Program REAP ended on November 25, 2015, but under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016, some REAP benefits will remain in place for 3 more years.

assistant: Would you like to know how it may affect you that REAP has ended?

user: Yes, please.

assistant: You can find the description that best fits your situation below and with it you can learn about how this change affects you, and what to do next.

user: Wait. I've been using REAP benefits before the 24th of November 2015. What about that?

assistant: In that case you can keep using your REAP benefits until November 25, 2019.

user: Alright. And under which conditions do my REAP benefits count toward my GI Bill eligibility after REAP ended?

assistant: Did you establish REAP eligibility before November 25, 2015?

user: No, I established it in 2016. Is that a problem?

assistant: In that case you can't credit your REAP eligibility toward your Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility.

user: That's not good. What if I applied for the benefits but started school after November 24, 2015?

assistant: In that case you're no longer eligible to receive REAP benefits, but you may be eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.