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Many states will pay 100% of your tuition. Benefits vary by state, so contact your recruiter for details.

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Source: Army National Guard Pay for School page

Benefit reference values

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MGIB-SR full-time monthly

$493October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 · Official source

MGIB-SR three-quarter-time monthly

$369October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 · Official source

MGIB-SR half-time monthly

$246October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 · Official source

Dated program rates

Dated rates checked against the linked official sources. Amounts shown are editable site settings, not automatic eligibility determinations. Review after the effective period; changes in Site Settings do not change an entitlement.

Source review: 2026-09-22. MGIB period: October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026.

MGIB-SR full-time / full enrollment month: $493
MGIB-SR three-quarter / full enrollment month: $369
MGIB-SR half-time / full enrollment month: $246
TRICARE Reserve Select — member only / month: $57.88
TRICARE Reserve Select — member and family / month: $286.66
Federal Army TA / fiscal year, up to: $4,500
Federal Army TA / semester hour, up to: $250
Federal Army TA semester hours / fiscal year: 18
ROTC stipend / eligible school month: $420
ROTC books / year: $1,200

Federal TA and a state tuition program are different programs. The ROTC stipend is not an annual $15,400 payment. Programs may have eligibility, service, enrollment, and combined-use restrictions.

VA — MGIB-SR effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 · TRICARE — 2026 Reserve Select premiums · Army — federal Tuition Assistance, April 2026 · Army ROTC — scholarship support

Editable planning worksheet — reference figures

Planning worksheet figures only. Amounts, eligibility, service time and program limits require current written verification; these examples are not a guaranteed entitlement.

School year: 2026–2027
Book allowance per year: $1,200
Room and board per year: $10,000
ROTC worksheet subtotal — not an annual stipend: $15,400
ROTC drill + stipend + tuition worksheet total: $31,546
MGIB full-time worksheet months: 36
MGIB full-time worksheet total: $17,316
MGIB three-quarter-time worksheet months: 48
MGIB three-quarter-time worksheet total: $17,280
MGIB half-time worksheet months: 72
MGIB half-time worksheet total: $17,280
Kicker full-time monthly: $350
Kicker full-time worksheet months: 36
Kicker full-time worksheet total: $12,600
Kicker three-quarter-time monthly: $264
Kicker three-quarter-time worksheet months: 48
Kicker three-quarter-time worksheet total: $12,672
Kicker half-time monthly: $175
Kicker half-time worksheet months: 72
Kicker half-time worksheet total: $12,600
MGIB + kicker + drill worksheet monthly: $1,218
MGIB + kicker + drill worksheet total: $43,848
Worksheet annual tuition assistance: $9,300
Worksheet TA program monthly / 36 months: $1,388.89
Worksheet TA program total / 36 months: $50,000
Worksheet TA maximum per semester hour: $250
Worksheet TA fiscal-year maximum: $4,000

Editable planning inputs transcribed from the supplied worksheet, not verified current benefits or guaranteed entitlements. Pay depends on grade and service, housing on location and dependency, bonuses on contract, and all benefits on eligibility. The worksheet health, dental and tuition figures must not be treated as current premiums or federal program limits.

Worksheet MGIB full-time monthly (original): $481
Worksheet MGIB three-quarter monthly (original): $360
Worksheet MGIB half-time monthly (original): $240
Worksheet health premium — member (unverified): $29.30
Worksheet health premium — family (unverified): $76.18

Recalculated worksheet examples

These multiply the editable reference monthly amount by the reference month count. They are arithmetic examples, not approved benefit durations or cumulative entitlements. The original worksheet totals below remain separate.

MGIB full-time example: $17,316
MGIB three-quarter example: $17,280
MGIB half-time example: $17,280
Kicker full-time example: $12,600

The undifferentiated drill-pay hourly cell was marked obsolete in the source worksheet. Use a specified grade and service-time example; benefit totals divided by hours are comparisons, not an hourly wage.

Reviewed: 2026-09-22

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