Are there any exceptions to WI Gil Bill eligible students having to use Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits first?
For WI GI Bill eligible veterans: Yes, if a veteran has fewer than 12 months of eligibility remaining under Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty), Chapter 1606 (Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve), or Chapter 1607 (REAP) as of the first day of the academic term in which he or seeks to enroll, he or she may be exempt from the requirement to switch to the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Or, if a veteran has no Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit eligibility based upon his or her own military service but has received transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits from a parent or spouse, the student is not required to use the transferred benefits in order to use the WI GI Bill. For WI GI Bill eligible children and spouses: Yes, if the student is eligible for the WI GI Bill as a child or spouse, and the student also has Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit eligibility based upon his or her own military service, the student may continue to use the WI GI Bill without using his or her own Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit
