GI Bill enrollment

[kdawg]

I was wondering what anyone could tell me about enrollment in the GI bill. I was commissioned last May and decided to look at some of the benefits from the GI Bill, and found out that officers are not automatially enrolled. I don't remember signing a specific form to enroll, though I may have and not remembered it, but I do know that my LES does NOT show 100$ a month being deducted. Is there any way to tell if I am enrolled, and if I am not, can I still enroll or is it too late?
Thanks.

 

[Brett327]

I was wondering what anyone could tell me about enrollment in the GI bill. I was commissioned last May and decided to look at some of the benefits from the GI Bill, and found out that officers are not automatially enrolled. I don't remember signing a specific form to enroll, though I may have and not remembered it, but I do know that my LES does NOT show 100$ a month being deducted. Is there any way to tell if I am enrolled, and if I am not, can I still enroll or is it too late?
Thanks.

The folks at PSD will be able to help you out on that one.

Brett

 

[Thisguy]

I do know that my LES does NOT show 100$ a month being deducted.

You're definitely not enrolled. It would show up as MGIB in either the deductions or allotment section.

If I'm not mistaken, I don't think you can enroll after being comissioned, all the officers I know that got it were OCS guys, because taking advantage of the technicality of being enlisted while at OCS we enrolled the first week.

Any (non-prior) ROTC or USNA guys who have the GI Bill care to chime in?

 

[Gatordev]

Any (non-prior) ROTC or USNA guys who have the GI Bill care to chime in?

There better not be, or I'm writing my congressman (we're not eligable).

 

[Navyfan06]

I am going to be commissioned via ROTC and was told that we cannot receive the GI Bill. If you reveive over X dollars (think it was $3500) a year in educational benefits (such as an NROTC Scholarship) then you cannot sign up for it.

 

[Thisguy]

I am going to be commissioned via ROTC and was told that we cannot receive the GI Bill. If you reveive over X dollars (think it was $3500) a year in educational benefits (such as an NROTC Scholarship) then you cannot sign up for it.

That's what I thought, thanks for confirming.

 

[Gatordev]

One caveat to that I forgot about. A buddy of mine went through NROTC as a college program guy, so he actually has the GI Bill since he didn't take any tuition benefits (only stipend).

 

[kdawg]

OK, thanks for the help guys. I wasnt sure if I was reading the fine print right or not, guess not obviously.