Sam Huff, Jr' and James Roebuck

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A Higher Education Partner You Cant Overlook
The Army National Guard
Sam Huff, Jr. and James Roebuck 866-628-5999 sam.h
uffjr_at_us.army.mil james.roebuck_at_us.army.mil
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SCOPE

• Overview of ARNG
• ARNG Structure
• Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) Usage
• Education Programs
• Application Process for FTA
• Education Support Center
• Student Verification System

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ARNG Structure

• End-Strength approx 360,000 Soldiers
• M-DAY Traditional Drilling Soldier
• AGR Active Guard Reserve
• Title 10 (Federal)
• Title 32 (State)
• ARNG Technician Federal Civilian Employees
  working for Guard (M-Day)

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ARNG FTA Usage
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FTA Usage FY02-FY07
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ARNG Education Programs

• Troops to Teachers
• Spouses to Teachers
• Army e-Learning
• e-DISCOVER
• Student Guide to Success
• Apprenticeship and OJT Programs
• Army/ A.C.E. Registry Transcript Service
• ARNG Education Support Center

• ARNG Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA)
• State Tuition Assistance (STA)
• GI Bill and Kicker Programs
• Loan Repayment Programs
• ROTC Scholarship Programs
• Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC)
• Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education
  Support (DANTES)

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FTA

• Feature
• 250 per semester hour
• 4,500 cap per Soldier per Fiscal Year
• Tuition/fees for high school level/ equivalency
• AS/AA/AOS, BA/BS/BAS, MA/MS, or First
  Professional (DDS, JD)
• Vocational/technical certification

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FTA

• Eligibility
• M-Day Soldier
• AGR Soldier (via active duty component)
• Completion of IADT is NOT required
• Initial Active Duty Training

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FTA Request Procedures

• M-Day Soldiers - Request TA online _at_
  www.virtualarmory.com or https//www.nationalguard
  benefits.com
• AGR Soldiers - Request TA online _at_
  www.GoArmyEd.com
• Colleges must have Cage Code to be paid

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CAGE CODE Requirements

• Historical
• Payment delays
• Reactive process
• Error rate on Invoices/FTA application fees
• high
• Manual input of course information
• Current
• New Soldier Education Statement (SES)
• Timeliness of payments
• Proactive process
• Interactive process
• Reduced school information error rate (cage
• code required)

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Cage Code Requirements

• Cage Code is a five-digit code (numbers and
  letters)
• Federal Tax ID is the basis for this number
• Cage Code is not the Dunn Bradstreet (Dunns)
  number
• After receiving Cage Code, colleges should submit
  Cage Code to State ESO/TA Manager
• Cage Code is forwarded to appropriate authority
  and entered into iMARC
• Colleges can then receive FTA from the ARNG

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Additional Information

• Schools must have a Cage Code to be paid.
• Expired Cage Codes cannot be paid until updated
  by school (renewed annually).
• Student Education Statement (SES) may include
  several Soldiers.
• Changes made by the school for course data or
  dollar amounts do not require a corrected copy.
  
• Schools should annotate any changes on the SES
  that need to be addressed prior to returning to
  the ARNG TA Manager.
• To apply for Cage Code www.bpn.gov

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State Tuition Assistance (STA)

• Eligibility
• Programs vary from State to State
• Programs include Grants, waivers, loan
  repayment, scholarships, tuition exemptions, etc
• Point of Contact (POC) is ARNG State Education
  Services Officer (ESO) or visit the virtual
  armory website _at_ www.virtualarmory.com
• Unique benefit for ARNG Soldiers and Spouses

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G.I. BILL Programs

• Feature
• Chapter 1606 - Reserve G.I. Bill (M-Day)
• Chapter 1607 - Mobilization G.I. Bill (M-Day)
• Chapter 30 - Active Duty G.I. Bill
• G.I. Bill Kicker
• Kicker is incentive not benefit and used for
  retention purposes

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Chapter 1606 -Selected Reserve GI Bill

• Benefit
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Must maintain 6-year continuous contract
• Complete IADT / MOS qualified
• 14 year delimiting date issued after Oct 1992
• Mobilized Soldiers get extension for period of
  mobilization 4 months
• Pay Rates see http//www.gibill.va.gov

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Chapter 1607 - Reserve Educational Assistance
Program (REAP)

• Eligibility
• Soldier deployed since 9-11 (90 days or more)
• Soldier must be in a drilling status (M-Day)
• No monetary contribution required
• Pay rate depends on lengths of deployment
• Pay rates available at http//www.gibill.va.gov

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Chapter 30 - Active Duty G.I. Bill

• Eligibility
• Mobilized 2 years or more continuous active duty
• AGR Soldier July 1,1985 or later (3-year orders)
• Contribution amount 1200
• Additional contribution 600 (must currently be
  on active duty)
• Processed by the G.I. Bill Team at ESC
• Pay Rate see http//www.gibill.va.gov
• Note Soldier has 10 year delimiting date to use
  benefit

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Additional Sources of Funding

• M-Day Soldiers
• Can combine Chapter 1606 or Chapter 1607 or
  Chapter 30 with ARNG FTA simultaneously (must be
  enrolled at least ½ time).
• AGR Soldiers
• Chapter 30 and ARNG FTA may be used
  simultaneously as Top Up only.
• Scholarships, Pell Grants, Student Loans may be
  combined with GI Bill benefits.

Note Maximum 48 months benefit with combined
G.I. Bill programs
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Apprenticeship / OJT

• Benefit
• Paid by GI Bill benefits
• Structured learning environment at work that
  leads to nationally recognized certifications
• As wages increase G.I. Bill payments decrease
• 85 first 6 months, 65 second 6 months, 45
  remainder
• 988 job titles qualify for apprenticeship
• Points of contact
• U.S. Dept of Labor regional reps
• State Division of Apprentice Training reps
• State Approving Agencies
• ARNG Education Services Offices
• www.gibill.va.gov

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AARTS(Army/American Council on Education
Registry Transcript System)

• Benefit
• Computerized transcript system/ produces official
  transcripts
• Enlisted Military Occupational Specialties (MOS)
  and Training
• Standardized test scores
• Warrant Officers/ Commissioned Officers
• https//aartstranscript.army.mil

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ARNG Education Support Center (ESC)

• Benefit
• Centralized degree planning educational
  counseling center
• Services available to M-Day and AGR Soldiers,
  spouses, and civilian employees of the Guard
• Contracted by National Guard Bureau
• Promotes maximum use of non-traditional college
  degrees

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ARNG Education Support Center (ESC)
GI Bill Support Team
Counseling Assessments Degree Planning
Centralized Education Support and Counseling
Center
Officers Without Degree (OWD)
Establish Partnerships
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Partner Colleges and Institutions
Nichols College
Northcentral University North Dakota
State College of Sc Nova
Southeastern University Ohio
Dominican University Old Dominion
University Park University Penn
State University Pensacola Junior College Pikes
Peak Community College Saint Leo
University Regent University Regis University
Rio Salado College Roger Williams
University Saint Josephs College of Maine Salve
Regina Southern Christian University Southwestern
College St. Leo University SUNY Empire State
College Thomas Edison State College Touro
International University Troy State
University University of Alabama University of
Alaska- Fairbanks /Southeast University of
Illinois - Springfield University of
Maryland University of Northwestern
Ohio University of Oklahoma University of
Phoenix Upper Iowa University Vincennes
University Webster University Western Carolina
University Western Illinois University

• Ann Arundel Community College
  
• Auburn University
• Baker College
• Barton County Community College
• Bellevue University
• Boise State University
• California State University Dominguez Hills
• Capella University
• Central Michigan University
• Central Texas College
• Charter Oak State College
• City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington
  College
• Coastline Community College
• Columbia College
• Eastern Oregon University
• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
• Emporia State University
• Excelsior College
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville

70 Partnership Colleges
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Partner with the ARNG
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Army National Guard Education Support Centers
Student Verification System (SVS)
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Purpose

• Collect and compile data on ARNG Soldiers
  attending Education Support Center partnership
  schools
• Streamline reporting process in accordance with
  Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the ARNG

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ARNG MOA Excerpt

• Section IV. Institution Responsibilities,
  Paragraph F. Periodic Reports states
• The Institution will contact ESC for a user name
  and password in order to log onto the Student
  Verification System (SVS). The Institution agrees
  to access the ESC SVS portal on a bi-annual basis
  in the months of January and July. The
  Institution will verify, through the SVS, all
  ARNG enrollments and graduates identified there.
  In addition, the Institution agrees to enter into
  the SVS, on a bi-annual basis in the months of
  January and July, all known ARNG enrollees and
  graduates not already identified in the SVS. All
  updated information will be due no later than the
  last working day of January and July.

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Utilizing the SVS

• Web Based Application
• Accessed via Browser

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https//esc.pec.ngb.army.mil/verification/schoolog
in.cfm
Enter your SVS Username and Password
JameRoeb
xxxxxxx
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Add students who are Army National Guard Soldiers
and not in SVS
Update Record column is missing
Click here to sort by name
Name is one field
Update Record is now at the bottom of the page
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Click here to sort by SSN
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Click here to show a Soldier is enrolled.
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Enter level of degree
Enter Non-traditional credits applied to the
Soldiers degree plan
Enter type of degree
Enter Date Enrolled
Check here if the Soldier was never enrolled
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Business
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When all records are updated, cick Update Record
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Enter Full Name of Soldier
Enter Soldiers SSN
Micah Trehern
213-44-4444
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BA
Business
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The record has now been added and can be updated
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Questions?

• Army National Guard
• Education Support Center
• www.virtualarmory.com
• 1-866-628-5999