This office is located at the Navy Personnel Command, Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Millington Tennessee. PERS-311 centrally manages GI Bill Programs, to include Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB), for Navy active duty and TAR service members. We maintain close liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs, OPNAV N13 and the Defense Manpower Data Center regarding any policy or legislative action affecting educational benefits. We are also responsible for the implementation of GI Bill policy and providing policy guidance on GI Bill entitlements to Navy Command Career Counselors, individual sailors and veterans.  
 
Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)

Department of Defense Instruction 1322.16, Montgomery GI Bill Program, which implements Sections 1003 and 1004 of PL 116-315, announced changes to the MGIB enrollment process. Eligible active-duty members are no longer automatically enrolled in MGIB during their first two weeks of initial entry training. 
Effective 5 January 2023, new accessions have a 90-day period in which to elect enrollment or dis-enrollment from the MGIB. 
        • The 90-day election period begins on the sailor’s 180th day on active duty.
        • Sailors will be counseled on the MGIB Program at least once within 270 days of active duty and have until their 270th day to make their election. If a Sailor does not dis-enroll, their status in the program will default to “enrolled” effective on the 271st day.
        • If no action is taken to disenroll from the MGIB program, the basic pay reduction of $100 per month for 12 months will begin the month following the 271st day after the date the Sailor initially entered training.
This process relies heavily on command participation in ensuring members are accurately counseled and if desired, provided the opportunity to opt out of MGIB enrollment within the allotted timeframe. CPPAs from each command can run a MGIB enrollment tracking report in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) (MAIN MENU/STANDARD REPORTS/USE/MGIB ENROLLMENT TRACKING) periodically to assist in identifying personnel that are within 180 – 270 days from their active duty service date. Members must make their MGIB election by completing the DD Form 2366, MGIB Basic Enrollment, within their prescribed election window.
The DD Form 2366 is now available for completion electronically via NSIPS. Effective immediately, members making MGIB elections are required to complete the DD Form 2366 via NSIPS if at all possible. You may find information on how to complete the form in the "MGIB Enrollment" tab. MGIB counseling and disenrollment guidance can be found here. 
 

Post-9/11 GI Bill / Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB)
 

Four-year retainability:

All members MUST be retainable for four additional years at the time of the TEB request in order to be approved to transfer Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents. Members no longer retainable for four additional years due to High Year Tenure, statutory limit restrictions, pending medical separation, etc., are no longer eligible for transferability in accordance with DoD policy (DoDI 1341.13).

TEB Statement of Understanding (SOU):

All members (officer and enlisted) requesting TEB MUST complete the TEB SOU on the My Education website BEFORE submitting a TEB request. The request will not be approved otherwise. Failing to complete the required TEB SOU before submitting the TEB request is the primary reason for rejection. Please follow the guidance contained in the “Message from Your Service Component” once logged into the TEB portal in order to secure an approval. If your request was previously rejected because you did not complete the TEB SOU prior to submission, you MUST resubmit your TEB request after completing the SOU.
Step-by-step guide on how to complete SOU

TEB Obligation End Date (OED):

Members with an existing TEB obligation, who desire to separate or retire prior to their OED, must revoke all benefits from dependents in milConnect, relinquishing transferability, in order to do so. The member must then upload a screenshot of the revocation information when requesting separation/retirement in NSIPS. If a dependent has used ANY months of transferred entitlement, the member will NOT be able to separate or retire prior to the completion of the OED. There are currently no waivers for this requirement.

Changing Service Component after TEB approval:

Officers with an existing TEB obligation, who are transitioning from one Navy component to another (Active to SELRES or SELRES to Active) are required to upload a copy of their resignation letter and select the corresponding acknowledgement statement for transitioning members when submitting their separation request in NSIPS. Member must not incur a break in service during transition and complete the remainder of their obligation in order to retain transferability.

Members separating from the Navy to enter another branch of service MUST consult the branch they are affiliating with to determine whether they will be allowed to continue their obligation after transitioning.    


For information about the Post 9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33), click here:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Transferability: click here
 

Complete the required TEB Statement of Understanding (SOU):  MyNavy Education Website 

Navy's Transfer of Education Benefits instruction: MILPERSMAN 1780-011

DoD/DoW Post 9/11 GI Bill Instruction - DoDI 1341.13

GI Bill Education Benefits Programs Instruction - BUPERSINST 1780.1A