Confirm eligibility and current written terms before making a decision. Existing administrator-saved values override source defaults.
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.
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.
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