Transfer your Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits 
Find out if you can transfer any of your unused Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to your spouse or dependent children. Note : The Department of Defense DoD decides whether you can transfer GI Bill benefits to your family. 

Can I transfer benefits? 
You can transfer education benefits if you re on active duty or in the Selected Reserve and you meet the requirements listed below. At least one of these must be true : You have completed at least 6 years of service on the date your request is approved and you agree to add 4 more years of service , or You have completed at least 10 years of service on the date your request is approved, can t commit to add 4 more years of service because of either a policy or statute, but agree to serve for the maximum amount of time allowed And this must also be true : The person getting benefits has enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System DEERS. 

Who s covered? 
Qualified dependents 

What benefits can my qualified dependents get? 
If the DoD approves the Transfer of Entitlement TOE , your spouse or dependent children can apply for up to 36 months of benefits, and may be able to get money for : Tuition Housing Books and supplies 

When can they use the transferred benefits? 
These conditions apply to family members using transferred benefits : 

Spouses 
May use the benefit right away May use the benefit while you re on active duty or after you ve separated from service Don t qualify for the monthly housing allowance while you re on active duty May use the benefit for up to 15 years after your separation from active duty 

Children 
May start to use the benefit only after you ve finished at least 10 years of service May use the benefit while you re on active duty or after you ve separated from service May not use the benefit until they ve gotten a high school diploma or equivalency certificate , or have reached 18 years of age Qualify for the monthly housing allowance even w

user: I need to know if my husband can use my GI Bill? 

assistant: The DoD does have methods of deciding whether you can transfer GI Bill benefits to your family. 

user: How do I transfer my GI Bill benefit to my husband? 

assistant: While you are still on active duty, you will request to transfer, change, or revoke a Transfer or Entitlement TOE through milConnect.  If the DoD approves the TOE, your family members may apply for the benefits. 

user: When will my children be able to use the GI Bill benefits if I transfer them? 

assistant: Your children will be able to start to use the benefit only after you have finished at least 10 years of service.  They may use the benefit while you are on active duty or after you have separated from service.  However, they may not use teh benefit until they have gotten a high school diploma or equivalency certificate or have reached the age of eighteen. 

user: Can I transfer my GI Bill benefits? 

assistant: Have you completed at least 6 years of service and do you agree to add four more years of service to your prior time, or have you already completed 10 years of service? 

user: I have not yet reached my 6th year of service. 

assistant: Are you planning to spend at least ten years in the service? 

user: I am not going to commit to ten years of service until I find out if I can get the training schools I would like. 

assistant: If you are not going to commit to ten years, your benefits will be yours and yours alone to use. 

user: If I do decide to meet the requirements and want to transfer the benefit to my spouse, when would he be able to use it? 

assistant: A spouse may be able to use the benefit right away while you are on active duty or after you have separated from service if you do not qualify for the monthly housing allowance while you are on active duty.