ALCOAST 177/19 - MAY 2019 TIME LIMITED AUTHORITY TO APPROVE EXCEPTIONS TO POST-9/11 GI BILL TRANSFER OF EDUCATION BENEFITS (TEB) POLICY

united states coast guard

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-1//
TO ALCOAST
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ALCOAST 177/19
COMDTNOTE 7220
SUBJ: TIME LIMITED AUTHORITY TO APPROVE EXCEPTIONS TO POST-9/11 GI BILL TRANSFER
OF EDUCATION BENEFITS (TEB) POLICY
A. Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 1341.13 dtd 31 May 2013; Subj:
Post-9/11 GI Bill, as amended by Ch 1 dtd 12 July 2018
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 251542 JUL 18/ALCOAST 263/18
C. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Memorandum Time Limited Authority to
Approve Exceptions to Policy for Transfer of Benefits Under the Post-911 GI Bill
1. As a follow-up to REFs (A) and (B), this ALCOAST provides a final reminder to
transfer Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits to eligible dependents prior to 12 July 2019.
On 12 July 2019, REF (A) terminates Chapter 33 Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Transfer of
Education Benefits eligibility to all Service Members with 16 or more years of
military service. The TEB eligibility does not affect service members who have not
attained 16 years of military service and does not affect the obligated service
requirement for members applying to transfer their Chapter 33 Post-9/11 G.I. Bill
Education Benefits to their eligible dependents. Members are encouraged to review
all changes to REF (A) available at the PSC PSD portal site at:
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/psc/fs/GI%20bill/forms/allitems.aspx/.
2. Information outlined in REF (B) are effective as amended by REF (C). This latest
policy change does not affect service members who have already transferred education
benefits or eligibility to use the benefits themselves.
3. Effective 12 July 2019, anything that may preclude a member, who has at least 6
years military service, from committing 4 more years of active duty service, renders
that member ineligible to transfer their education benefits. Disqualifying reasons
include (but are not limited to):
    a. A mandatory retirement or transfer from active status date falling within
the 4-year obligated service period.
    b. A pending commissioned officer retention board or early retirement board,
    c. Mandatory separation under High Year Tenure (HYT), when the separation date
falls within the 4-year obligated service period.
    d. Those who are not medically qualified for retention, or
    e. Any other impending action or personnel policy that places a member on
probation for retention or otherwise calls into question the member’s eligibility to
complete 4 years of obligated service as of the date of their request to transfer
education benefits.
4. Members with questions concerning their submitted application to transfer benefits
to dependents or obligated service requirements may contact Mr. Reidus Stokes Sr.,
Reidus.Stokes@uscg.mil or (202) 795-6643.
5. RDML M. W. Sibley, Acting Assistant Commandant for Human Resources, sends.
6. Internet release is authorized.