What is the Post-9/11 GI Bill?
Signed into law in July of 2008, the new Post-9/11 GI Bill offers a set of benefits to servicemembers who have served on active duty for 90 or more days since Sept. 10, 2001, including current and previously activated National Guard and Reserve members. The new GI Bill goes into effect on August 1, 2009.
Signed into law in July of 2008 with an effective date of August 1, 2009, the Post-9/11 GI Bill offers a set of benefits to servicemembers who have served on active duty for 90 or more days since Sept. 10, 2001, including current and previously activated National Guard and Reserve members. In December 2010, Congress passed the first set of legislative changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The changes are known as the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvement Act of 2010 or the GI Bill 2.0. Many of these changes went into effect on August 1, 2011, with the remaining ones effective on October 1, 2011. Before the GI Bill 2.0 changes went into effect, Congress signed into law the Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act or GI Bill 2.1, which amended some of the GI Bill 2.0 changes. Answers to these questions are updated to reflect changes as a result of GI Bill 2.0 and 2.1.
