Question : My husband is in the Navy he's not interested in using his GI Bill. Would his GI Bill pay for my school loans?
I think it will pay for some of my Master's degree I will be starting, but we can't get a straight answer to whether or not it will pay off loans I already have. When he re-enlisted he opted for the GI Bill. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
- asked by Jacqueline
All Answers:
Answer #1
Yes, the GI Bill should pay for any immediate kin,wife, children, etc.
- answered by jmock333
Answer #2
Yes, the GI Bill can transfer over to immediatefamily members. The local military education orVA office should be able to give you more precisedetails.EDIT: I was in the Army. I was unawareuntil reading the other answers that this did notwork for other branches. I cannot see a reasonwhy it shouldn't (it's GI Bill not ARMY Bill). Sorry for the incorrect answer.
- answered by Phil K
Answer #3
It will not pay off loans that you have alreadyaquired. Also as of right now I thought only theArmy had the option of giving the GI Bill to aspouse as part of reenlistment. You can checkhere for more info or go to the local educationcenter.
- answered by lisab
Answer #4
No. The GI Bill is NOT transferrable unless yourspouse is deceased.THe Army is the ONLY branchthat allows a portion of the GI bill to betransferred in leiu of a reenlistment bonus, whencertain criteria are met.
- answered by Jill C
Answer #5
the way the GI Bill works...you only get paid bythe GI Bill while you are in school, with a c orhigher average. It will not cover pasted loans.however, the money coming from it is tax free andput directly into your account...so if you couldused it to pay off those loans yourself.the GIBill is transferable to depends only. It's thesame no matter the branch b/c this is a federalprogram not paid out of branchs funding. Myhusband and I did this...I had used up my GI Billalready and am currently working on my masters. He is career military rather then risk losing themoney, he transferred it to me and it goesdirectly into a saving account...for collegeshould he want to use it when he is done orretirement or what ever we wish.it is transferableas of2002
http://www.vba.va.gov/ro/stlouis/Feb2002nwsltr.pdflook on page two under Transferability ofentitlementswhy the thumbs downs? I posted prooffrom a reliable source if you have been toldsomething else by you husbands command you shouldprint it out and take it in to them. not getupset with me
- answered by Untamed Rose
Answer #6
The Army is the only branch that will allow theservice member's spouse to use their G.I. bill,provided the service member is not going to use itand there are also other conditions to it as well.Visit www.military.com and reasearch someinformation on the G.I. Bill.I am currently payingout of pocket as well as using student loans topay for school. Trust me, my husband and I havelooked in every nook and cranny to help me pay forschool. He is in the Marine Corps but like I said,the Army is the only branch that allows the wifeto use the G.I. Bill.
- answered by bratt8380
Answer #7
no the GI Bill is only for currently enrolledclasses, not past ones. . and for the record, theNavy currently does NOT allow him to transfer anyof his GI Bill to you.
- answered by Mrsjvb
Answer #8
The GI Bill can only be used by spouses if themilitary member dies OR he is in the ARMY andchooses to transfer it to you at the time of hisre-enlistment, he must re-enlist into a criticallymanned field. It is generally not available tomany Army personnel. Only the Army can dothis..not the Navy..not the Marines..and not theAF. It can never be used to pay past studentloans.The short answer is NO. You cannot use hisGI Bill for anything. It is for him and all thiswas explained to him at te time he signed up tohave that $100 a month ofr 12 months taken out ofhis check.I've already checked into tihspersonally.
- answered by mustangsally76
Answer #9
the gi bill is for him..its not going to payanything for you..we have checked into this forour own kids...when they were allowing people whohad previously said no on getting the gibill....and the answer was no...its for theservice member....not a family member...
- answered by bailie28
Answer #10
No it will not pay for previous classes nor willit pay for your education. It is for the ADmember only and it is something they chose to takewhen they enlisted. The only way it could betransferred to a dependent is if it was a certainMOS in the Army who had served 6 years,reenlisting for at least another 4, only half($18K) and would give up part of the bonus. Veryfew qualified for it and some didn't take itbecause it was better to take the whole bonusinstead.While he may not want to go to school now,he may change his mind. The GI Bill will alsowork for a vocational college when he gets out sothat is always an option. And you never know mydh was very against going to college when he firstenlisted. Now he has 3 AA's, 2 BA's and when hegets out will use the GI Bill for his Master's.
- answered by NWIP
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