The monthly rates for the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve change each October based on government calculations of higher education costs. You receive different amounts depending on what your "training time" is.
If you are taking undergraduate classes within a typical academic timeframe, your training time is determined as follows:
- 0-2 hours: 1/4 time
- 3-5 hours: less than 1/2 time
- 6-8 hours: 1/2 time
- 9-11 hours: 3/4 time
- 12 hours and above: full time
For graduate training, the Department of Veterans Affairs will pay your benefits based on what the school reports your training time to be. So, if you are taking three graduate hours and the school tells VA that you are considered a full-time student, that is what VA will pay you.
The monthly rates in the following tables are effective Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025.
| Training Time | Monthly rate |
|---|---|
| Full time | $481.00 |
| 3/4 time | $360.00 |
| 1/2 time | $240.00 |
| Less than 1/2 time | $120.25 |
| Training Period | Monthly rate |
|---|---|
| First six months of training | $360.75 |
| Second six months of training | $264.55 |
| Remaining pursuit of training | $168.35 |
Correspondence and Flight - Entitlement charged at the rate of one month for each $481.00 paid.
Correspondence courses: 55% of the costs
Flight training: 60% of the costs
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