Enclosure (2) to COMDTINST 1760.9A
2.
B. The number of months of educational assistance to which an individual is entitled under
the MGIB may not exceed the number of months of entitlement they had remaining under
the Vietnam Era G.I. Bill on 31 December 1989, or 36 months, whichever is less. If an
individual has used all 45 months of entitlement available under the Vietnam Era G.I. Bill
prior to 1 January 1990, then there is no remaining entitlement to be converted to the
MGIB.
C.
Under the DVA rules, a member who gains entitlement to two or more DVA education
programs may be authorized up to a maximum of 48 months of education entitlement. An
individual who has education entitlement remaining on 1 January 1990, will have gained
entitlement to two DVA education programs, Chapter 34 (Vietnam Era G.I. Bill) and
Chapter 30 (MGIB), and could be authorized up to a maximum of 48 months of education
entitlement. To determine the maximum amount of benefits which will be converted to
the MGIB a member must subtract the amount of Vietnam Era benefits used from the 48
month total. Any remaining entitlement, up to a maximum of 36 months, will be
converted. As an example, if an individual has used 25 months of their 45 month
Vietnam Era entitlement prior to 1 January 1990, then the 25 months would be subtracted
from 48 months (dual eligibility benefit) leaving the member with 23 months of
entitlement being converted to the MGIB. The additional 3 months of entitlement the
member obtains, by being eligible for dual DVA education programs, will be paid at the
MGIB rate and not at the conversion rate. Again, if the member has not used any of the
Vietnam Era benefit, the maximum that will be converted to the MGIB will be 36 months
which will be paid at the conversion rate.
D.
Educational assistance payments for those personnel whose benefits were converted to
the MGIB:
Institutional Training
Training
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
EA.
Time
Rate
Rate
Rate
ADD.
NO DEPNS.
1 DEP.
2 DEP.
DEPN.
Full
4.62
0.62
1.62
.00
3/4
3.96
0.46
3.96
.00
1/2
2.31
0.31
5.81
$ 8.50
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