Oregon National Guard Education Office...November 2019 Oregon National Guard Education Newsletter 2 NEW!!! Starting 1 January 2020, members of the Oregon ARNG can start using the Army

On Hold? Creating your

Course Planner

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MOS Reclass? Take the AFCT and improve your scores

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Credentialing Assistance

Transferring Education Benefits

Federal & State TA

Resolving a Student Agreement Hold

Student Loan Repayment (SRLP)

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Army Continuing Education:Achieving Academic Excellence While Serving

Start Thinking about Winter 2019 Classes!

NEW!!!Credentialing

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Are you taking winter classes and want assistance paying for your tuition? The Oregon Army National Guard has TWO tuition assistance programs to help - Federal TA (GoArmyEd) and the Oregon NG State TA program. Combined it will cover 100% of your tuition (no fees) at an Oregon public college/university. Remember – these are two completely separate programs with separate websites to apply, different eligibility requirements and deadlines.

Winter 2019 deadlines are: State TA: December 1, 2019 Federal TA: depends on when your class starts in January. **Remember TA must be submitted and approved BEFORE the class start date, so I recommend submitting as early as possible but no less than 5 business dates prior to your class start date. Don’t procrastinate or you might risk TA!

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Army Personnel Tests

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ROTC Scholarships

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NEW!!!Starting 1 January 2020, members of the Oregon ARNG can start using the Army Credentialing Assistance (CA) Program for more than 1,600 credentials.

Check out: www.cool.army.mil

More information will be available closer to January 2020:• How Do I Qualify? • What Do I Get? • How Do I Apply?

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EXTENDED!! Transferring Your Ch33/Post 911 Benefits (TEB)

Steps for those at risk of losing the ability to Transfer GI Bill to kids and spouses

1.Check your retirement statement (RPAS). You only need 6 retirement eligible years to transfer.2.If you are over 16 years your ability to transfer will end 12 January 2020. Transferred benefits remain yours to move as you so choose. Once the transfer is approved you can give as little as one month of benefit or all of it. As long as you are drilling or active you can add dependents to the mix you only have to serve the 4 year service obligation the one time.**Transferred months can be reallocated through on-line quickly through Milconnect. You can always transfer the benefit back to yourself at anytime - even after discharge.3. If you have 4 years remaining in your current contract you can transfer today by logging into:https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/4.If you need to extend to meet the 4 year service obligation contact your unit Readiness/ Admin. NCO to complete the extension. t

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Federal & State Tuition Assistance Programs~continued p.1

FTA- How Do I qualify? - Currently serving in the Army

National Guard (Not in the Inactive National Guard)

- Not Flagged-Additional eligibility determined

by Tier 1 or Tier 2

Tier 1: No Bachelor’s Degree and want to pursue an Associates, Bachelors or Certificate program (or) Soldiers that have completed a Bachelor’s Degree and didn’t use (any) TA funding. Eligibility: AIT, WOBC or BOLC.

Tier 2: Completed a Bachelor’s Degree and used (any) TA funding and wants to pursue a Master’s (Graduate) DegreeEligibility: ALC, WOAC or CCC

FTA- What do I get?- TA will pay up to $250 per semester hour /$165 per quarter hour. Towards tuition. No fees are covered. MOST Oregon college & universities are quarter hours. - Maximum of 16 semester hours/24 quarter hours, per fiscal year - Lifetime limit of 21 semester hours for a certificate program, 130 semester hours towards an undergraduate degree and 39 semester hours towards a graduate degree.

-TA may be used toward one degree at each level: Associates Degree, Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree. -First Professional Degrees are not eligible & no duplicate degree levels.

-Certificate programs every 5 years

FTA -How & when to apply? - Create a GoArmyEd account at www.goarmyed.com using the ‘New User’ button. This creates only a base account. **Make sure you select a preferred email account that you check regularly and your phone number is correct.

Next, log into your GoArmyEd account and ‘Request TA Access’ from your homepage, during this step you will select your school and degree program. Once your TA Access is approved, you must now request TA for each class you are taking for the upcoming term. **TA must be approved PRIOR to the course start date. You can apply up to 60 days prior but should apply no less than 5 days before the course start date to allow time for processing. Plan ahead and request early!

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Need help with your education benefits?? I am only a phone call or email away.

Mrs. Ann Browning (503) [email protected]

1LT April Murazzo (503) [email protected]

How to Create a Federal TA Account (GoArmyEd)

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How to Request Federal Tuition Assistance

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Federal & State Tuition Assistance Programs~continued p.2

State TA – How Do I Qualify? Current drilling member of the

Oregon NG (Army & Air)• Must attend an Oregon public

community college or university

• Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0

• Has not achieved a Bachelors Degree or higher degree

• Eligible immediately following any military BCT

• Not Flagged • Must apply for Federal TA and

FAFSA (proof will be required)

State TA – What Do I Get? Resident tuition (less Federal

TA) • Up to 90 credits (QH) towards

an Associate’s Degree • Up to 180 credits (QH) towards

a Bachelor’s Degree**Can be combined with Ch1606 for the same class(es)

State TA – How Do I Apply? Go to the Oregon Student Aid website and complete ALL stepshttps://oregonstudentaid.gov/state-tuition-assistance.aspx

1) Create a Student Profile2) Complete the State TA

application3) Complete your annual FAFSA4) GoArmyEd – apply for each of

your classes (Federal TA)

GoArmyEd Account on Hold for StudentAgreement?

Is your GoArmyEd/Federal TA account on a Student Agreement Hold? This is a TWO part process and once your account is on hold you can not receive Federal or State TA.

Below are simplified steps to create your course planner (OR) you can paste the following link to your browser and launch the screen shot tutorial https://www.goarmyed.com/public/facility_pages/NG_Oregon_Education_Services_Office/files/ Creating%20Course%20Planner.pdf

1.Obtain your Degree Audit Report (might be called something different at your school) from your school’s online account. The correct document includes your name, your school’s name, your specific degree program and lists all the courses required to complete your degree.Most degree audits will show the classes you’ve already completed (marked in green), those you are currently enrolled (marked in blue) and those you still must complete (marked in red).

2. Select the [Course Planner] Link on your GoArmyEd homepage.

3.Upload your official degree audit - you can download this from your school on-line account: the degree audit includes your name, school name, your degree program, all the classes you've completed and those you need to graduate.

4.Next enter only the number of remaining units you need to graduate (this should be provided by your school on the degree plan/degree audit).

5.If the course you wish to take was uploaded to GoArmyEd by your school, you will be prompted tosearch for the course to add it to your Course Planner. If the school has not uploaded the course youneed, manually enter the required course information.

6.Add courses required to complete your degree to your Course Planner. If you have already completed the course, don’t add it to your course planner. Only remaining courses need be entered.

7. Click [Submit] and your Course Planner is forwarded for review/approval.Do not wait to complete your course planner at the last minute. Once you submit it, it must be reviewed and approved by a counselor before you can request TA

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Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)

Did you contract for the SLRP and haven't received a payment yet?

Your payment is eligible for payment on your contract anniversary date after every 'good' year you serve. However, you must request the payment each and every year.

Complete the Service Member Date (section 2) of the DD 2475 Log into: https://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds/nslds_SA

a) Print the NSLDS Summary and Detailed Sheets for each loanb) Ensure the date stamp is showing on the bottom or top of each

page Send completed DD 2475 and NSLDS documents to the Oregon

ARNG Education and Incentives Office for processing Email: [email protected]

If you have any questions please contact SPC Murphy by email or phone: (503) 584-3444

~Other Important Program Information~• SLRP Contract is for a lifetime cap of $50,000• Payments are 15% or $500 each loan, maximum of $7,500/year• Interest is included in the payment• Taxes are withheld (the lender will never actually receive $50,000 in

SLRP payment on the loans due to taxes being withheld)• Payments that occur while a Soldier is deployed are tax exempt

(only applies to the payments processed while the Soldier is mobilized)

• Payments are processed directly to the Lender• The Soldier is still responsible for making payments the rest of the

year• Loans that enter default can never be paid through SLRP

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Army Personnel Testing (APT)

What Tests Can I Take?• Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT)• Selection Instrument Flight Training (SIFT)• Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT)• Defense Language Reading Proficiency Test (DLRPT)• Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB)• Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)• Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)

What Are The Benefits of These Tests?• AFCT: Raise GT/Line Scores to Re-class MOS or Qualify for Officer

Candidate School• SIFT: Qualify for Aviation School• DLPT/DLRPT/DLAB/OPI: Qualify for Foreign Language Billets

and Proficiency Bonuses $$• TABE: Become a Warrant Officer

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More Oregon Scholarship Opportunities

One Easy Application for $17 MILLION in Scholarship

Like grants, you do not need to pay this back and

there is no cost to apply. The Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) awards more than $17 million annually and range from $1,000 to $10,000. You don't need

to be merit scholar or in financial need to apply.

How to apply: https://oregonstudentaid.gov/scholarships.aspx

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ROTC Scholarships

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National Guard| ROTC and Life on Campus

Another way to help pay for college and learn leadership skills. Contact CPT Ellifruit, Officer Strength Manager for Oregon (503) 683-4940

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