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payroll deductions
My daughter is in A school at Great Lakes to be an O.S. There are some deductions that she wanted me to ask you about. The first one is MEAL DEDUCTION ALLOWENCE, $236 the first pay of every month. The second deduction that she's unclear about is MGIB (Montgumery GI Bill) $100 every pay. She graduated from boot camp 12/3/10. She said there was never a meal deduction during b.c. so her question is ...will the NAVY deduct this every month from here on out?Or is this just a fee for A school?
(all her roomates have the same deduction) Her second concern is the MGIB. Her understanding from her 1 week of INDOC classes was that this is a , so called, "college fund" to be used AFTER your out of the NAVY for college only...and can not be withdrawled from AT ALL unless you sign up for a college course, then don't show up and the school reimburses you. She regrets signing up for it , now that she thinks that she can't withdrawl from it. I told her it sounded like a retirement plan to me, however she thought it was for college only. So , can she stop the deduction online?
Thank you for any insight on these concerns,
~Vanessa
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Permalink Reply by Chels's mom on
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Wow !! Thank you for your quick, helpful reply. Is the GI bill JUST for the first 12 months?
She has talked to a few petty officers, but unfortunitely they didn't have answers for her.
thanks again,
Vanessa
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thank you again Heather...you're a jem to share your info. with us...I heading
to AMAZON right now to order that book.
Thanks again,
~Vanessa
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Any way you can get me the names of the PO's who didn't know the answer about the GI Bill? They need some training as that is basic knowledge to the staff. No worries I won't tell they why they are getting extra training, just that they neeed it.
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My son's had the $100 per month taken out for 1 year only. It will end at the 12 month period. That was an option I believe when they first signed up. Meal deduction is still being taken out. I believe that happens as long as they live on base. My son is in C school now. I also am going to check out the book.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The meal deduction is actually put into their pay, then taken out; it does not come out of their base pay. It is a way for the Nay to account for how many sailors eat at the galley in training. If they choose not to eat at the galley, they are spending their own money on food. This is BAS, Basic Allowance for Subsistence. Most people only notice the deduction half of the system. How it works will vary in the fleet.
http://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/basic-allowance-for-s...
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thank you so much for the link
~Vanessa
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The Montgomery GI Bill is an excellent program. Where else can you get financial aide for an investment of $1200? This is why many people join the military to get assistance with school.Your daughter would have to have signed up for this in advance and I don't think she can change it. Google the Montgomery GI Bill and you will find out it is a great program. She can also get assistance for college while she is active duty. Best of luck
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http://www.gibill.va.gov/ is the website with infomation about the GI Bill. If they have the MGIB they can switch to the post 9-11 one. My 2 cents is the post 9-11 GI Bill is wayy better!
Difference:
MGIB pays you a certain amount of money each month for school You pay school.
Post 9-11 pays the school for the classes, gives the person $ to live on each month (E5 BAH) and $$ for books each year. Post -911 can be passed on to either spouse or children (must be in a certain number of years and than must reenlist for a certain number more of years)
No the $$ going into the MGIB can not be stopped, they will pay $100 for 12 months, they signed paper work stating they wanted that program while they where in bootcamp
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