GI Bill-Selected Reserve Chapter 1606

The MGIB-SR is a benefit administered by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) that provides basic educational assistance for traditional/M-day Soldiers actively serving in the Selected Reserve.

• Sign a six-year enlistment contract or Officer Service Agreement (OSA)  to serve in the National Guard
• Have a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Complete Initial Active Duty Training (IADT) or Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC).
• Be actively serving in the NG (cannot be in the Inactive National Guard-ING or Individual Ready Reserve-IRR).
• Not be AGR or on Active Duty.
• Not be flagged for unsatisfactory participation.
• Not be using or have ever received a Dedicated Army National Guard ROTC Scholarship (Ref: Title 10 USC 2107).

• $466 per month for full-time enrollment (Effective 1 October 2023).
• Payment made directly to the Soldier each month from the DVA.
• In most cases, your eligibility begins immediately after you have completed IADT/BOLC.
• CAN be combined with State Tuition Assistance (TN STRONG Act) and Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) .

• Submit the Veterans Online Application at: www.va.gov
• Notify the VA Certifying Official at your school so they can verify your enrollment.
• Continue to verify your enrollment each month online at: www.gibill.va.gov/wave

• Your eligibility for the program normally ends the day you leave the Selected Reserve.
• You are only eligible for a lifetime maximum of 36 months of any one GI Bill, but a lifetime maximum of 48 months by combining more than one GI Bill (i.e. if you exhaust all 36 months using MGIB-SR Ch 1606, you can only gain an additional 12 months of another GI Bill you are eligible for or may become eligible for the in the future).
• Being assigned to the ING or IRR for a period of longer than 12 months (for personal reasons or 36 months for missionary purposes) or entering ING or IRR status for a second time, will terminate your MGIB-SR indefinitely.
• Did you enlist with a GI Bill Kicker? You will receive your GI Bill Kicker payment with your MGIB-SR Ch1606 payment monthly.