Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting  

The Guard funds up to 100% of your tuition costs, not to exceed $250 per semester hour and will be limited to $4500 per person per fiscal year.
Eligibility begins the day you join the Army National Guard.

But that's not all...

The state of Virginia provides additional Tuition Assistance with another $6,000 per year.

You would be hard pressed to find another part-time job with these educational benefits.

The National Guard College First program is a new enlistment option which makes it possible for you to secure your college goals while serving in the Guard. This enlistment option provides qualified high school graduates and graduating seniors, with no prior military service, the opportunity to complete up to two years of full-time schooling, uninterrupted by federal deployment/mobilization, while serving in the Guard. The College First Enlistment Option offers:

• Up to two years of non-deployment following completion of Initial Active Duty Training (IADT, which is where you learn the skills required for the military job, or MOS, you selected when you enlisted)
• Up to a $20,000 Enlistment Bonus
• Basic Educational assistance of $297 per month- Montgomer G.I. Bill Selective Reserve (MGIB-SR)
• Additional Educational assistance of $350 per month- MGIB Kicker (the Kicker is in addition to the MGIB-SR and is available to those enlisting in a critical MOS and assigned to a qualified unit)
• 100% College Tuition Assistance, up to $4,500 a year
• State Tuition Assistance up to $6,000 a year

The Army National Guard offers the Selective Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill , a tuition assistance program to help with college expenses. This benefit pays you a stipend, up to $297 a month, while attending college (or other approved technical school). Over a period of 36 months, you can receive up to $10,692. The Montgomery G.I. Bill may be used in addition to the 100% Federal Tuition Assistance Program.

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