Starting May 1, 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin accepting applications for the Post-9/11 GI Bill.  The application form is available online.  Click here to access the application form which includes instructions for submitting completed applications.

The form requires that individuals currently eligible for another education benefit make an irrevocable election from their existing program to the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Typically individuals who are eligible for more than one benefit may use a combined total of 48 months of entitlement.  Therefore, for those individuals eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) program, please be advised that if you have entitlement remaining under the MGIB, the number of months of Post-9/11 GI Bill entitlement you will be eligible for will be equal to the number of months remaining under MGIB.  However, if you exhaust all of your MGIB entitlement, then you may be entitled to an additional 12 months of entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

VA will process your application for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and you will receive a letter explaining VA’s decision regarding your eligibility for the program.  Payments for the Post-9/11 GI Bill will not be processed until August 1, 2009.

Application - These links will take you to the external Dept of Veterans' Affairs web site.

Ignore the form color coding.
Your printer will not print the colored sheets out. The forms we use in the office have these colors and are in the process of being phased out. If you pick up a packet at our office it will have this color coding