ARMY RESERVE COLLEGE EDUCATION BENEFITS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF POWERFUL COLLEGE BENEFITS
What good is helping you pay for college if we don’t give you the time to go? That’s why, as a Soldier in the Army Reserve, you’ll have the time and freedom to put your educational benefits to good use. If you want to go to college without interruption, many Army Reserve units now offer you that option. The Army Reserve also helps you pay for college, and if you’ve already attended college, the Army Reserve will help you pay off your loans.
The following programs are available to all qualified applicants:
What's the pay like?
Up to $356 per month for 36 months for full-time students.
What's the pay like?
Up to $12,600 on top of your Selected Reserve Montgomery GI Bill for college.
RESERVE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP) offers nearly $40,000 in education benefits for Army Reserve Soldiers who served on active duty at least 90 consecutive days on or after Sept. 1, 2001, for a contingency operation. REAP benefits can’t be used with other Veterans Affairs education benefits. You must make an irrevocable election choosing which program you want your military service to count toward. However, if you’re eligible for the College Fund, you can still be paid that kicker while receiving REAP benefits.
What's the pay like?
Nearly $40,000 on top of the College Fund for school.
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarships
Take advantage of the best leadership program in America: Army ROTC Military Science and Leadership. Army ROTC Cadets gain practical experience in management and problem solving while training to become Army Officers. After graduation, you can choose to serve part time at a unit close to home and begin your civilian career while still serving your country.
What's the pay like?
Full tuition paid.
GUARANTEED RESERVE FORCES DUTY (GRFD) SCHOLARSHIP
The GRFD Scholarship is for individuals with prior military service and would like to obtain a commission in the Army Reserve. The 2-year scholarship allows MOS-qualified veterans to receive GI Bill benefits while at the same time receiving scholarship benefits. Candidates are selected for curricular accomplishment, not on financial need. If you receive a GRFD, you’re required to enroll in an ROTC course and enlist in the Army Reserve in the Simultaneous Membership Program if you’re not currently a member. Upon graduation, you must accept a commission, complete the Officer Basic Course and serve 6 years in the Army Reserve.
What's the pay like?
Full tuition paid; $1,200 annual book allowance; ROTC monthly stipend of $350 to $500; Montgomery GI Bill (amount varies depending on your previous military service status); Simultaneous Membership Program Kicker of $350 a month.
What's the pay like?
Up to $50,000 for selected specialties to repay college loans.
Does your student loan qualify? Email a Recruiter to find out.
What's the pay like?
Up to $4,500 per fiscal year.
- Money For Education
MONEY FOR EDUCATION
The more time that you spend in the Army Reserve your gonna have chances to become a leader. It really calls on you to be more than what you thought you could be.
You have people that you work with everyday that depend on you doing your job. And just by doing your job you motivate them to do there job.
Everyone from the very beginning is encouraged to take command of even the smallest group. Its extremely valuable you learn how to deal with people, how to motivate people. That's just a skill you can use absolutely anywhere.
Right now I'm a student taking advantage of the benefits that the Army Reserve has provided me.
If you want to go to school the Army Reserve is a great way to do it.
There's a number of different programs that help you out financially. One is the Tuition Assistance Program and the Army essentially pays your tuition bill.
The other program is the Montgomery G.I. Bill; which gives you a monthly check and it's used for anything, it's yours.
When you add all these things together, if you really do your research and find out what the Army Reserve can do for you the sky is the limit. Because I've been able to everything I've wanted to do as far as chasing my dreams and goals are concerned. What I hope to be doing in my civilian life is racing.
When I'm on the track I love nothing more than getting into a rhythm. My experience helped me a lot because engines perform on difference levels depending on what kind of fuel you're use. So a lot of the ideas that I come up with are things that I've learned from the Army Reserve. Ten years from now I still hope to be racing maybe even own my own race team. These are life long friends that you meet when you're deployed in the Army Reserve.
Ultimate dream, my ultimate dream would probably be to work for CNN or Fox News, doing being behind the scene production.
I'm applying to medical school now. I think the Army Reserve offers a great way to do what you like in the civilian world and me personally, I love it.
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