Veteran Resource Center
805 Campus Drive, Suite 121
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Entered active duty on or after July 1, 1985. Visit the Department of Veterans Affairs at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/mgib_ad.asp.
Vocational Rehabilitation you must have a service connected disability. Visit the Department of Veterans Affairs athttps://www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/.
You may be eligible if you served at least 90 aggregate days on active duty after September 10, 2001. Visit the Department of Veterans Affairs at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/post911_gibill.asp.
Note: Rudisill Supreme Court Decision on Veterans’ Education Benefits “On April 16, 2024 the Supreme Court of the United States decided that if you served at least two periods of service-one that qualifies for the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)®. and another that qualifies for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® (PGIB)-you may be able to receive additional GI Bill® benefits.” Find out more here.
Sons, daughters, spouses and surviving spouses of veterans who are deceased or are totally and permanently disabled as the result of a service connected injury. Visit the Department of Veterans Affairs at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/survivor_dependent_assistance.asp.
A selected reservists must be enlisted, reenlist or extend and enlistment obligation in the selected reserve so that the reservist has/had an enlistment obligation to serve for a period of not less than 6 years following the date of such action, and this must be completed on or after July 1, 1985. Visit the Department of Veterans Affairs at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/mgib_sr.asp.
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 ended REAP on November 25, 2015. Some individuals will remain eligible for REAP benefits until November 25, 2019, while others are no longer eligible for REAP benefits.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® in many ways has replaced REAP because it also provides educational assistance benefits for Reserve and National Guard members called to active duty on or after September 11, 2001, and in many cases provides a greater benefit than REAP.