Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)

The Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) helps you pay for school or cover expenses while you’re training for a job. If you’ve served on active duty after September 10, 2001, you may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33). Find out if you can get this education benefit.

You may be eligible for education benefits if you meet at least one of these requirements.

 

At least one of these must be true:

 

•You served at least 90 days on active duty (either all at once or with breaks in service) on or after September 11, 2001, or

•You received a Purple Heart on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged after any amount of service, or

•You served for at least 30 continuous days (all at once, without a break in service) on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged with a service-connected disability, or

•You’re a dependent child using benefits transferred by a qualifying Veteran or service member.