Chapter 1606: Selective Reserve Montgomery GI Bill® Instructions
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your DD2384 - NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility). You may obtain this at your Guard or Reserve Unit post.
#3: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. You must then provide a copy to CBU. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#4. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 1606 Pay-Rate Information. You must also call to the VA each month to certify your enrollment at (877) 823-2347.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Our Chapter 1606 students may also be eligible to take part in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) while enlisted in the Army National Guard or Army Reserves. ROTC programs help cover the cost of some tuition and fees. MC partners with Jackson State University, who serves as our ROTC program host. Additional information can be found here.
Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill®
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. You must then provide a copy to CBU. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#4. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 30 Pay-Rate Information. You must also call to the VA each month to certify your enrollment at (877) 823-2347.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 31: Veteran Readiness & Employment
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Authorization through the Tungsten Network. This authorization must be sent directly to the MC Registrar's Office by the VA case manager, and it must include the contact information of your case manager (name, phone number, email address, mailing address).
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 33: Post-9/11 GI Bill® Veterans
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. You must then provide a copy to CBU. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#3. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 33 Pay-Rate Information.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 33: Post-9/11 GI Bill® Transfer of Entitlement to Dependents
Eligible Service Members may transfer all 36 months or the portion of unused Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits (unless the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security has limited the number of transferable months). If you're eligible, you may transfer benefits to the following individuals: your spouse, one or more of your children, or any combination of spouse and child. For information on how to transfer your entitlement please click here.
You MUST call the VA at (888) 442-4551 if additional changes have been made to your entitlements.
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. You must then provide a copy to CBU. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#3. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 33 Pay-Rate Information.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 35: Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. You must then provide a copy to CBU. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#3. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 35 Pay-Rate Information.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
