R 152049Z JUL 09
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MARADMIN 0421/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/POST 9-11 GI BILL TRANSFERABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/DC MRA MP/YMD:20090629//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD DTM 09-003/YMD:20090622//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 389-09, POST 9-11 GI BILL ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS. REF B IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) POLICY ON POST 9-11 GI BILL.//
POC/K. CERNY/CIV/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9388/TEL:DSN 278-9388//
POC/M. K. DEICHERT/MAJOR/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9386 /TEL:DSN 278-9386//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN EXPLAINS TRANSFERABILITY POLICIES AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THIS IS A NEW AND COMPLEX MATTER, AND THEREFORE, THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY.
2. GENERAL INFORMATION:
A. THE POST 9-11 GI BILL IS EFFECTIVE 1 AUGUST 2009. THIS BILL ALLOWS ELIGIBLE MARINES TO TRANSFER ALL, OR A PORTION OF, THEIR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO THEIR DEPENDENTS. REFERENCE A DEFINES MEMBERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO ELECT TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT TO DEPENDENTS. THE EARLIEST DATE A MEMBER MAY ELECT TO TRANSFER SUCH BENEFITS IS 1 AUGUST 2009.
B. THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER HAS CREATED A TRANSFER OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS (TEB) WEBSITE/APPLICATION FOR SERVICE MEMBERS TO USE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TO TRANSFER ANY OF THEIR UNUSED EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO THEIR DEPENDENTS.
C. TRANSFERABILITY UNDER THE POST 9-11 GI BILL IS A RECRUITING AND RETENTION TOOL. WHILE AN INDIVIDUAL MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE POST 9-11 GI BILL, GENERALLY THE OPTION TO TRANSFER A MEMBER'S UNUSED BENEFITS TO A FAMILY MEMBER (SPOUSE/CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE DEFENSE ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT SYSTEM (DEERS)) REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE COMMITMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES (ACTIVE DUTY AND/OR SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES)).
D. THE TRANSFERABILITY OPTION MUST BE ELECTED WHILE THE MEMBER IS SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES (ACTIVE DUTY AND/OR SELECTED RESERVE). ACTIVE MEMBERS WHO SEPARATE, RETIRE, TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE OR WHO ARE DISCHARGED PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2009, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ELECT TRANSFERABILITY. SELRES MEMBERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE RETIRED RESERVE (WITH OR WITHOUT PAY), TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE, OR WHO ARE DISCHARGED PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2009, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ELECT TRANSFERABILITY.
E. IN THE CASE OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES, ACTIVE DUTY MEANS SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY UNDER A CALL OR ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY UNDER SECTION 688, 12301(A), 12301(D), 12301(G), 12302, OR 12304 OF TITLE 10.
F. A FAMILY MEMBER MUST BE ENROLLED IN DEERS AND ELIGIBLE FOR DEERS BENEFITS AT THE TIME OF TRANSFER TO RECEIVE TRANSFERRED EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.
G. WHILE THE MEMBER IS IN THE ARMED FORCES, NEW DEPENDENTS MAY BE ADDED, ENTITLEMENTS CHANGED OR UNUSED ENTITLEMENTS REVOKED. THESE CHANGES WILL BE MADE BY THE MEMBER THROUGH THE TEB WEB SITE HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/TEB, WHICH MUST BE ALL IN UPPER CASE LETTERS. AFTER RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FROM THE ARMED FORCES, THE VETERAN MAY MODIFY OR REVOKE TRANSFERRED ENTITLEMENT FOR EXISTING DESIGNATED DEPENDENTS BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (DVA).
3. COMPLETE ELECTRONIC TRANSFER ELECTION USING TEB.
A. MEMBER MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT PROGRAMS. BY CHOOSING TRANSFERABILITY UNDER THE POST 9-11 GI BILL, OR REAP, OR MGIB-SR, THE MEMBER IS MAKING AN IRREVOCABLE DECISION TO CONVERT OVER TO THAT EDUCATION BENEFIT PROGRAM.
B. MEMBER'S DEPENDENTS WILL BE LISTED ON THE APPLICATION, PRE-POPULATED FROM DEERS. CORRECTIONS TO DEERS MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH A DEERS STATION.
C. AN INDIVIDUAL TRANSFERRING POST 9-11 ENTITLEMENT MUST DESIGNATE THE ELIGIBLE DEPENDENT(S), THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF ENTITLEMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED AND SPECIFY THE PERIOD OF USE. THE NUMBER OF MONTHS TRANSFERRED MAY NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF THE MONTHS OF UNUSED ENTITLEMENT AVAILABLE UNDER THE POST 9-11 GI BILL, 36 MONTHS OR THE NUMBER OF MONTHS SPECIFIED BY DOD.
D. THE MEMBER CAN ONLY MODIFY THEIR TEB REQUEST ONCE IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO VA AS APPROVED BY THE MARINE'S IPAC OR CMC (RA).
E. MEMBERS MAY CHECK TEB PERIODICALLY FOR STATUS OF THEIR APPLICATION.
F. IF TEB REQUEST IS DISAPPROVED, MEMBER MUST TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND REAPPLY. APPROVED APPLICATIONS WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO DVA VIA THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER.
G. ENLISTED MARINES WHO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED TEB APPLICATIONS, WHO DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE AND MUST SUBMIT A REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION REQUEST, WILL BE REQUIRED TO RESUBMIT THEIR TEB APPLICATION ONCE THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION REQUEST.
4. TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY AND ADDITIONAL SERVICE POLICIES. PER REF B, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ELECT TO TRANSFER BENEFITS:
A. MUST, AT THE TIME OF THE APPROVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S REQUEST TO TRANSFER EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS, BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE POST 9-11 GI BILL ITSELF.
B. MUST HAVE SERVED 6 YEARS IN THE ARMED FORCES (ACTIVE AND/OR SELRES) AND AGREE TO SERVE 4 ADDITIONAL YEARS IN THE ARMED FORCES FROM THE DATE OF ELECTION, OR
C. MUST HAVE SERVED AT LEAST 10 YEARS IN THE ARMED FORCES AND IF EITHER MARINE CORPS (E.G., HIGH YEAR TENURE, ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS, ETC.) OR DOD POLICY OR FEDERAL STATUTE RESTRICTS THE MEMBER FROM COMMITTING TO 4 ADDITIONAL YEARS, MEMBERS MUST AGREE TO SERVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOWED BY THAT POLICY OR STATUTE, OR
D. IS OR BECOMES RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE (COMPLETION OF 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE OR 20 QUALIFYING YEARS AS COMPUTED UNDER TITLE 10, USC, SECTION 12732) DURING THE PERIOD OF 1 AUGUST 2009 THROUGH 1 AUGUST 2013, AND AGREES TO SERVE THE ADDITIONAL PERIOD, IF ANY, SPECIFIED BELOW. THESE ARE TRANSITION (TEMPORARY) POLICIES THAT APPLY ONLY TO SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE ALREADY APPROVED FOR RETIREMENT OR ARE FIRST ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT, I.E., FIRST REACH 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITHIN FOUR YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE POST 9-11 GI BILL (I.E., 1 AUGUST 2009).
(1) FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT ON 1 AUGUST 2009, NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED.
(2) FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AN APPROVED RETIREMENT DATE AFTER 1 AUGUST 2009 AND BEFORE 1 JULY 2010, NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED.
(3) FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT AFTER 1 AUGUST 2009 AND BEFORE 1 AUGUST 2010, 1 YEAR OF ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED.
NOTE - FOR THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE AN APPROVED RETIREMENT DATE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE POST 9-11 GI BILL (1 AUGUST 2009) THAT OCCURS AFTER 1 AUGUST 2009 AND BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2010, NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED BEYOND THAT REQUIRED BY THEIR ALREADY APPROVED RETIREMENT DATE.
(4) FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER 1 AUGUST 2010 AND BEFORE 1 AUGUST 2011, 2 YEARS OF ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED. NOTE - SEE PAR. 4D(7) CAVEAT.
(5) FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER 1 AUGUST 2011 AND BEFORE 1 AUGUST 2012, 3 YEARS OF ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED. NOTE - SEE PAR. 4D(7) CAVEAT.
(6) MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER 1 AUGUST 2012 WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 4-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT. NOTE - SEE PAR. 4D(7) CAVEAT.
(7) THE CAVEAT TO THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE REQUIREMENT IN PARAGRAPHS 4D(3) THROUGH 4D(6) IS, PER PARAGRAPH 4C, IF EITHER MARINE CORPS OR DOD POLICY OR FEDERAL STATUTE RESTRICTS THE MEMBER FROM COMMITTING TO 4 ADDITIONAL YEARS, THEN MEMBERS MUST AGREE TO SERVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOWED BY THAT POLICY OR STATUTE.
E. FOR SERVICE MEMBERS WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 AUGUST 2009, NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED.
F. FOR SERVICE MEMBERS WITH AT LEAST 6 YEARS AND LESS THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 AUGUST 2009, THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPHS 4B, 4C AND 4D APPLY.
5. TWO EXAMPLES OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE TO TRANSFER BENEFITS. BOTH EXAMPLES ARE FOR AN ACTIVE COMPONENT SERGEANT, WHO HAS NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO STAFF SERGEANT, IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO STAFF SERGEANT UNTIL HE IS BEYOND AN ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROL SERVICE LIMIT OF 13 YEARS OF SERVICE, HIS YEARS OF SERVICE (YOS) IS AS OF 1 AUGUST 2009 WHICH IS THE SAME DATE THE MARINE REQUESTS TO TRANSFER EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS, AND THE MARINE HAS NO OTHER ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION. EXAMPLE ONE, SERGEANT IS AT 8 YOS AS OF DATE OF REQUEST; THEREFORE, PER PARAGRAPH 4B, THE MARINE MUST OBLIGATE 4 ADDITIONAL YEARS. EXAMPLE TWO, SERGEANT IS AT 10 YOS AS OF DATE OF REQUEST; THEREFORE, PER PARAGRAPH 4C, THE MARINE MUST OBLIGATE 4 ADDITIONAL YEARS BUT A SERVICE POLICY RESTRICTS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE MARINE MUST OBLIGATE TO 3 ADDITIONAL YEARS.
6. THE SERVICE OBLIGATION TO TRANSFER THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS RUNS CONCURRENT WITH SERVICE OBLIGATIONS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, E.G., PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION PAYBACK, PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION REASSIGNMENT, REGULAR REENLISTMENT. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS CONCURRENT PROVISION IS FOR OFFICERS WITHOUT EARLIER ESTABLISHED ELIGIBIITY, FOLLOWING COMMISSIONING THROUGH SERVICE ACADEMIES, OR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, THAT THEIR ELIGIBILITY PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR POST 9-11 GI BILL BENEFITS DOES NOT BEGIN UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR STATUTORY OBLIGATED ACTIVE DUTY PERIOD. ANOTHER EXCEPTION IS FOR THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLEGE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (CLRP) (UNDER CHAPTER 109, TITLE 10, USC), IN THAT THEIR SERVICE COUNTED UNDER THE CLRP DOES NOT COUNT AS QUALIFYING ACTIVE DUTY FOR POST 9-11 GI BILL BENEFITS.
7. THE SERVICE OBLIGATION TO TRANSFER THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS BEGINS FROM THE DATE OF THE SERVICE MEMBER'S TEB WEB APPLICATION REQUEST DATE, BUT CAN BE NO EARLIER THAN 1 AUGUST 2009.
8. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE AGREEMENT AFTER TRANSFERRING ENTITLEMENT MAY RESULT IN AN OVERPAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND IS SUBJECT TO COLLECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN'S AFFAIRS (DVA).
9. GENERAL PROCESSES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO TRANSFER POST 9-11 GI BILL, RESERVE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (REAP) CHAPTER 1607, AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) CHAPTER 1606 ENTITLEMENTS, FOR ALL ACTIVE COMPONENT AND RESERVE COMPONENT, OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MARINES.
A. ENSURE SPOUSE/CHILD(REN) ARE ENROLLED IN DEERS PRIOR TO MAKING ELECTION TO TRANSFER ENTITLEMENT.
B. ENSURE ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION (OFFICER AND ENLISTED) IS PROPERLY DOCUMENTED IN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) AND/OR OFFICIAL SERVICE RECORD PRIOR TO INITIATING TRANSFERABILITY REQUEST. REQUESTS WILL BE DISAPPROVED FOR MEMBERS WHOSE RECORD DOES NOT REFLECT THE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SERVICE. MEMBERS WHOSE APPLICATIONS ARE DISAPPROVED WILL BE REQUIRED TO REAPPLY FOR TRANSFERABILITY WITH A NEW SERVICE OBLIGATION DATE. IT IS CRITICAL THAT MEMBERS VISIT THEIR COMMAND CAREER PLANNER AND/OR PERSONNEL CENTER TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGATION DOCUMENTATION AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AND BEFORE APPLYING ON-LINE FOR TRANSFERABILITY.
C. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO DO NOT REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION TO TRANSFER BENEFITS, SHOULD GO TO HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/TEB TO COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION. THIS INCLUDES SERVICE MEMBERS WITH EXISTING AGREEMENTS THAT WILL COVER THE REQUIRED SERVICE OBLIGATION.
D. ALL SERVICE MEMBERS MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST OR EXTEND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. SERVICE MEMBERS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER ANY REENLISTMENT AND/OR EXTENSION OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WHICH COULD CROSS ZONE BOUNDARIES AND THEREBY REMOVE THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO REENLIST FOR A BONUS. SERVICE MEMBERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR CAREER PLANNERS AND WEIGH ALL OPTIONS BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS.
E. ENLISTED SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER THEY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR UNIT CAREER PLANNER TO ENSURE THEIR EAS IS SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION AND/OR DISCUSS OBLIGATED SERVICE OPTIONS, E.G., SUBMIT A REQUEST TO CMC (MM).
10. SPECIFIC PROCESSES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO TRANSFER POST 9-11 GI BILL, RESERVE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (REAP) CHAPTER 1607, AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) CHAPTER 1606 ENTITLEMENTS.
A. ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINES:
(1) MARINE APPLIES FOR TRANSFERABILITY BENEFITS THROUGH THE TEB WEB SITE.
(2) DVA FORWARDS TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION TO CMC (MR).
(3) TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION VIEWABLE IN TEB FOR IPAC ACTION.
(4) CONCURRENT WITH PARAGRAPH A(1) ABOVE, THE MARINE CONTACTS HIS/HER UNIT'S COMMANDING OFFICER OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE (E.G., ADJUTANT, S-1, EDUCATION OFFICER) TO INITIATE COUNSELING, REVIEW OF HIS/HER RECORD FOR ELIGIBILITY, AND A REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION (I.E., RELM) REQUEST IF NECESSARY.
(5) REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION (I.E., RELM) REQUEST IS PROCESSED VIA THE NORMAL PROCESS (I.E., TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS)).
(6) CAREER PLANNER SPECIFIES IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE RELM THAT THE REQUEST IS SUBMITTED QUOTE, FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING REQUIRED OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY TO TRANSFER UNUSED EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS UNDER THE POST 9-11 GI BILL, UNQUOTE.
(7) UPON APPROVAL OF THE REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION REQUEST, THE CAREER PLANNER CONTACTS THE MARINE'S COMMAND TO EXECUTE THE REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION REQUEST.
(8) EVERY MARINE REQUESTING TO TRANSFER EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY NEED TO GAIN APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE, WILL CONTACT THE DESIGNATED UNIT REPRESENTATIVE TO COMPLETE A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU).
(9) THE MARINE'S COMMAND DETERMINES THE MARINE'S ELIGIBILITY TO TRANSFER THE BENEFITS, THE MARINE'S OBLIGATION END DATE, AND APPROVES THE MARINE'S REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE BENEFITS.
(10) UPON EXECUTION OF THE SOU, AND RELM IF NECESSARY, AND COMPLETION OF THE ABOVE ACTIONS, THE SUPPORTING IPAC WILL RECORD THE NEW SERVICE OBLIGATION END DATE INTO MCTFS IF REQUIRED, AND ENTER THE APPROVAL OF THE MARINE'S APPLICATION AND THE SERVICE OBLIGATION END DATE INTO THE TEB FOR VA ACTION.
(11) THE TEB SERVICE OBLIGATION END DATE ENTRY IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED SERVICE OBLIGATION, I.E., THE MARINE'S NEW EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS).
(12) THE COMMANDER SUBMITS SOU TO CMC (MMSB) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OMPF.
B. ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICERS:
(1) OFFICER APPLIES FOR TRANSFERABILITY BENEFITS THROUGH THE TEB WEBSITE.
(2) DVA FORWARDS TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION TO CMC (MR)
(3) TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION VIEWABLE IN TEB FOR IPAC ACTION.
(4) CONCURRENT WITH PARAGRAPH B(1) ABOVE, MARINE CONTACTS HIS/HER UNIT'S COMMANDING OFFICER OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE TO ADVISE HIM/HER OF HIS/HER TEB APPLICATION.
(5) THE COMMAND COMPLETES AN SOU ON THE MARINE AND UPON COMPLETION, SUBMITS SOU TO CMC (MMSB) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OMPF. NO MCTFS ACTION REQUIRED, AS CAREER DESIGNATED OFFICERS DO NOT SIGN CONTRACTS SPECIFYING SERVICE OBLIGATION BEYOND THEIR INITIAL MANDATORY SERVICE OBLIGATION.
(6) THE MARINE'S COMMAND DETERMINES THE MARINE'S ELIGIBILITY TO TRANSFER THE BENEFITS, THE MARINE'S OBLIGATION END DATE, AND APPROVES THE MARINE'S REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE BENEFITS.
(7) UPON EXECUTION OF THE SOU AND THE ABOVE ACTIONS, THE MARINE'S COMMAND SENDS THE SOU TO THE MARINE'S IPAC AND THE IPAC THEN ENTERS THE APPROVAL OF THE MARINE'S APPLICATION AND THE SERVICE OBLIGATION END DATE INTO THE TEB FOR VA ACTION.
C. RESERVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINES:
(1) MARINE APPLIES FOR TRANSFERABILITY BENEFITS THROUGH THE TEB WEB SITE, CONCURRENT WITH A SUBMISSION OF A REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION (I.E., RELM, IF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IS REQUIRED) TO CMC (RA) AS PRESCRIBED IN MCO P1040.35. CAREER PLANNER SPECIFIES IN THE TEXT OF THE RELM THAT THE REQUEST IS SUBMITTED QUOTE, FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING REQUIRED OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY TO TRANSFER UNUSED EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS UNDER THE POST 9-11 GI BILL, UNQUOTE.
(2) DVA FORWARDS TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION TO CMC (MR).
(3) TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION VIEWABLE IN TEB FOR CMC (RA) ACTION. REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION REQUEST IS FORWARDED TO CMC (RA) VIA THE TFRS.
(4) TFRS RELM AND TEB REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED (CONCURRENTLY) BY CMC (RA-CMT). THE TEB OBLIGATED SERVICE DATE ENTRY IS THE PROJECTED NEW RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (RECC) DATE.
(5) UNIT EXECUTES RELM, AND RUNS NEW RECC ON ENLISTED MARINE.
D. RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS:
(1) MARINE APPLIES FOR TRANSFERABILITY BENEFITS THROUGH THE TEB WEB SITE AND CONCURRENTLY NOTIFIES THEIR UNIT THAT HE/SHE IS REQUESTING TRANSFER OF BENEFITS.
(2) DVA FORWARDS TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION TO CMC (MR).
(3) TRANSFER BENEFITS APPLICATION VIEWABLE IN TEB FOR CMC (RA) ACTION.
(4) CMC (RA) VERIFIES MARINE HAS SERVED MINIMUM INITIAL OBLIGATION, AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE TRANSFER BENEFIT. CMC (RA) ENTERS MINIMUM REQUIRED SERVICE OBLIGATION INTO THE TEB SYSTEM (IF APPLICABLE), AND APPROVES THE REQUEST FOR VA ACTION.
(5) THE MARINE'S COMMAND COMPLETES AN SOU ON THE MARINE AND UPON COMPLETION, SUBMITS SOU TO CMC (MMSB) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OMPF. NO MCTFS ACTION REQUIRED, AS CAREER OFFICERS DO NOT SIGN CONTRACTS SPECIFYING SERVICE OBLIGATION BEYOND THEIR INITIAL MANDATORY SERVICE OBLIGATION.
(6) SHOULD MARINE OFFICER FAIL TO SERVE FOR THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE SOU, VA WILL RECOUP ANY BENEFITS (AS REQUIRED). SOU IN OPMF WILL BE THE SOURCE DOCUMENT FOR POTENTIAL CLAIMS OR REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS OF INDEBTEDNESS.
E. THE SOU MAY BE FOUND AT AND DOWNLOADED FROM THE U.S. MARINE CORPS MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE AT HTTP:(SLASH SLASH) WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, LOOK UNDER THE TOP REQUESTS FOR THE POST 9-11 GI BILL TRANSFER BENEFITS SOU.
F. THE PROCESSES OUTLINED ABOVE ARE FOR SERVICE APPROVAL OF THE TEB APPLICATION ITSELF. AFTER APPROVAL OF THE TEB APPLICATION, AND AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT IN THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MARINE OR THEIR DEPENDENTS TO APPLY TO THE DVA FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE POST 9-11 GI BILL BENEFITS, USING VA FORM 22-1990E, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE DVA WEBSITE (WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV).
G. PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION (MRRV):
(1) PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT OF THE TEB.
(2) SERVE AS THE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE DVA.
(3) SERVE AS THE DUTY EXPERT ON BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
(4) MANAGE ACCESS TO THE TEB AS THE MARINE CORPS' SITE SECURITY MANAGER.
H. COMMANDS/IPAC'S ARE TO CONTACT CMC (MRRV) IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH TEB SITE USER ACCOUNTS. RECOMMEND COMMANDS/IPAC'S HAVE MULTIPLE PERSONS WITH ACCESS TO THAT SITE USER ACCOUNT. MRRV PHONE NUMBER: (703) 784-9550, DSN: 278-XXXX.
11. THE TRANSFERABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS (TEB) WEB SITE IS LOCATED AT: HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/TEB, NOTE - ALL IN UPPER CASE LETTERS.
12. SEE DVA'S WEB SITE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING USE AND BENEFITS OF TRANSFERRED POST 9-11 ENTITLEMENT, AT HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV/.
13. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES UNDER THIS PROGRAM ARE EFFECTIVE ON 1 AUGUST 2009.
14. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, M&RA.//