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62 G.I. JOBS | JUNE 2017 | GIJOBS.COM EDU GI BILL WHO'S ELIGIBLE? • Those with 90 days of aggregate service after Sept. 10, 2001 • Those who have been discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days • National Guard members mobilized on Title 32 on or after Sept. 11, 2001 100,000 people = $1 Billion = WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Benefit levels range from 40 percent to 100 percent and are payable for 15 years following your release from active duty. MIND THE CAP If you are attending a private or foreign school, tuition and fees are capped at $21,970.46 per academic year. The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education. You've earned it, but do you really know it? Here's what you need to understand. $61.6 BILLION Post-9/11 benefits paid by the VA since Aug. 1, 2009. 1.56 MILLION # of veterans and dependents who have used the Post-9/11 GI Bill since its inception on Aug. 1, 2009. POST-9/11 GI BILL AT A GLANCE