Under the New GI Bill, can service members who chose the Student Loan Repayment Plan now receive the GI Bill?
I read the bill, but the gray area is in “bar of duplicate educational assistance benefits section”. Under Sec 3322 part b it reads:
Inapplicability of Service Treated Under Educational Loan Repayment Programs- A period of service counted for purposes of repayment of an education loan under chapter 109 of title 10 may not be counted as a period of service for entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter.
Does this mean that if an active duty service member completes his three required years for the Student Loan Repayment, and services another three years, he is then also be eligible for the New GI Bill?
Link to text version of the bill:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s110-22
http://www.military.com/new-gi-bill/?ESRC=gibill_alert.se
These are the current revision from Military.com
