Enclosure (2) to COMDTINST 1001.30E
MONTGOMERY GI BILL - SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) - ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS FOR SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL INITIALLY APPLYING
FOR BENEFITS ON OR AFTER 01 OCTOBER 1990
1.
VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. Effective 01 October 1990,
eligible members of the Selected Reserve were entitled to MGIB benefits for
vocational/technical (VOTECH) training courses. The types of training courses included are:
a.
Apprentice training and other on-the-job training (OJT);
b.
Cooperative and correspondence courses;
c.
Refresher, remedial, and deficiency training;
d.
Tutorial assistance and VA work-study; and
e.
Flight training as approved by the VA.
2.
BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS.
a.
VOTECH members pursuing an apprenticeship or other OJT are paid as follows:
(1)
For each of the first 6 months, 75% of the monthly allowance of 1 for full-
time study and lesser amounts for other than full-time;
(2)
For each of the second 6 months, 55% of the monthly allowance of 1 for full-
time study and lesser amounts for other than full-time; and
(3)
For each of the months following the first 12 months, 35% of the monthly
allowance of 1 for full-time study and lesser amounts for other than full-
time.
b.
Members pursuing a cooperative program are paid 80% of the monthly allowance of
1 for full-time study.
c.
A member who enters an agreement in a VOTECH program exclusively through
correspondence, is entitled to 55% of the tuition fee which the institution requires of
non-veterans for the same course. Payment will be made quarterly on a pro rata basis
for VOTECH correspondence lessons completed by the members and serviced by the
educational institution.
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