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If I Never Used It, Can I Get My $1,200 Montgomery GI Bill Contribution Back?


Q: I had the GI Bill from my service from 1988 through 2000. I never used it. Can I get my $1,200 back?

A: I’m sorry, you can’t. Regardless if you used your Montgomery GI Bill or not, the money is not refundable for the time-frame you were in the military. The only instance where some veterans are getting either a partial or full refund of their $1,200 Montgomery GI Bill contribution, is if they qualify for the Post 9/11 GI Bill and switch to it with either all or part of their MGIB entitlements left.

Those who have already used up the MGIB entitlement and switch to the Post 9/11 GI bill to get the additional 12 months, they don’t get any of their contribution back.

Once they use up their last entitlement, they will get either a full or partial refund back included with their last housing allowance check. The contribution refund is calculated at $33.34 per month of entitlement left at the time of conversion.

For the time you were in, you would not qualify for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. To qualify, you would have had to be in for at least 90 days after September 10, 2001 for the minimum benefit of 40%; it took three years to reach 100%.


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