{"id":1365,"date":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/national-call-to-service-scholarships-and-education-benefits\/"},"modified":"2018-06-26T13:36:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T19:36:03","slug":"national-call-to-service-scholarships-and-education-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/national-call-to-service-scholarships-and-education-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"National Call to Service Scholarships and Education Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only a recruiter can fill in the complete details, but you\u2019ll most likely be required to complete at least a three-and-a-half year commitment in one of the following areas: the armed forces, Selected Reserve, Individual Ready Reserve, Peace Corps, Americorps, or another national service program approved by the Secretary of Defense.<\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility requirements for this military financial aid<\/h2>\n<p>There are three things you will be required to complete before you can be eligible for incentives such as scholarships: your initial training, at least 15 months of duty in an approved service area, and an additional two years of active duty in a service branch or of active status in the Selected Reserve. These requirements must be completed consecutively, with no breaks in service.<\/p>\n<p>After these obligations have been fulfilled, you still need to complete any additional required service that was included in your enlistment agreement \u2014 again, without a break in service. (This is why we recommend you see a recruiter if you\u2019re interested in pursuing this option.)<\/p>\n<p>You can combine service in any of the approved areas, as long as it\u2019s been pre-approved by the Secretary of the military department concerned and by the Secretary of Defense \u2014 and specified in your agreement.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits may include money for college<\/h2>\n<p>In exchange for a few years of active duty under this short-term program, you will have a choice of several incentives, some of which may serve as essentially college scholarships:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A cash bonus of $5,000<\/li>\n<li>Repayment of a qualifying student loan not to exceed $18,000<\/li>\n<li>An allowance equal to the three-year monthly chapter 30 rate for 12 months ($1,004 effective Oct 1, 2004)<\/li>\n<li>An allowance equal to 50 percent of the less than three-year monthly chapter 30 rate for 36 months (50 percent of $732 effective Oct. 1, 2004)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the program or other scholarships for college and particulars about qualifying, contact a recruiter or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibill.va.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gibill.va.gov<\/a> for further details.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Find Scholarships --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-action default orange\">\n<h3>Find a scholarship and get money for school today with Peterson&#8217;s.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"button-wrapper\"><a class=\"button white outline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/college-search\/scholarship-search.aspx\">Search Scholarships<\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- Scholarship Articles --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Blue call to action --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Blue call to action --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only a recruiter can fill in the complete details, but you\u2019ll most likely be required to complete at least a three-and-a-half year commitment in one of the following areas: the armed forces, Selected Reserve, Individual Ready Reserve, Peace Corps, Americorps, or another national service program approved by the Secretary of Defense. 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