In 2017, President Trump signed the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act known as the “Forever GI Bill.” This is the latest iteration of the GI Bill, adding some extra provisions to the Post-911 version that improve on the benefits package. Chief among those improvements is the removal of the 15-year time limit to use the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Now, if your release from active duty was on or after January 1, 2013, GI Bill benefits will never expire for you or your dependents.
If you served less than 36 months, your eligibility is based on the amount of time you served in active duty:
• 30-36 months: 90% of the full benefit
• 24-30 months: 80% of the full benefit
• 18-24 months: 70% of the full benefit
• 6-18 months: 60% of the full benefit
• 90 days – 6 months: 50% of the full benefit