R 311714Z JUL 09

ALCOAST 443/09
COMDTNOTE 1040
SUBJ: POST-9/11 G.I. BILL, EDUCATION BENEFITS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 181351Z SEP 08/ ALCOAST 447/08
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 162125Z JAN 09/ ALCOAST 044/09
C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 281534Z APR 09/ ALCOAST 250/09
D. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 261811Z JUN 09/ ALCOAST 377/09
E. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM, 22JUNE 2009, SUBJECT:
DIRECTIVE-TYPE MEMORANDUM (DTM) 09-003: POST 9/11 G.I. BILL.
1.  THIS IS THE FIFTH ALCOAST PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO THE POST-9/11
VETERANS EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2008, AS ANNOUNCED IN REF A-D.
REF E PROVIDES DETAILED POLICY ON TRANSFERABILITY OF UNUSED
EDUCATION BENEFITS TO FAMILY MEMBERS. SERVICEMEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REVIEW REF E AND CONSULT WITH THEIR UNIT EDUCATION SERVICES
OFFICER (ESO) FOR GUIDANCE ON THE POST-9/11 G.I. BILL.  REF E IS
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE COAST GUARD PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER
(PSC) WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSC/.
2. ON 29 JULY 2009, THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY DELEGATED
AUTHORITY TO THE COAST GUARD TO ADMINISTER TRANSFER OF EDUCATION
BENEFITS FUNCTIONS UNDER THE POST-9/11 GI BILL.  MEMBERS, WHO HAVE
SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS VIA THE TRANSFER OF EDUCATION BENEFITS (TEB)
WEB APPLICATION, SHOULD BEGIN TO SEE THEIR APPLICATIONS APPROVED.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF APPROVED TRANSFERS WILL BE NO EARLIER THAN 1
AUGUST 2009, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE POST-9/11 G.I. BILL.
3. MEMBERS CAN CHECK THE STATUS OF THEIR APPLICATION BY LOGGING
INTO THE TEB WEB APPLICATION.  UNDER THE MEMBERS NAME, THERE IS A
STATUS INDICATOR WHICH SHOULD READ SUBMITTED, PENDING APPROVAL, OR
APPROVED.
 A. SUBMITTED: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROPERLY SUBMITTED TO PSC.
 B. PENDING APPROVAL: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN ACCESSED BY PSC AND
IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.
 C. APPROVED: TRANSFER OF UNUSED EDUCATION BENEFITS HAS BEEN
APPROVED.
4. DUE TO SYSTEM LIMITATIONS, MEMBERS MAY EXPERIENCE DELAYS IN
RECEIVING THEIR APPROVED APPLICATION. PSC IS REVIEWING APPLICATIONS
AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING REVIEWED IN
THE ORDER THAT THEY WERE RECEIVED. MEMBERS WHO SUBMITTED
APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO 15 JULY 2009, FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE 2009 FALL
SEMESTER, CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PRIORITY CONSIDERATION. YOUR
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
5. ONCE THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED, THE DEPENDENT CAN THEN APPLY
TO RECEIVE EDUCATION BENEFITS BY SUBMITTING VA FORM 22-1990E,
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT (TOE), TO THE VA.  MEMBERS
SHOULD VISIT THE VA WEBSITE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION:
HTTP://WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV/.  MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW THE
QUESTION AND ANSWER SECTION.
6. THE EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER (ESO) COMMUNITY HAS CREATED A
BLOG FOR COAST GUARD MEMBERS AND ESOS:
HTTP://ESOINFO.BLOGSPOT.COM/.  MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THIS
SITE FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
7. MEMBERS WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING THEIR SUBMITTED APPLICATION TO
TRANSFER BENEFITS TO DEPENDENTS MAY CONTACT LCDR CHARLES GOW, PSC,
AT (202)493-1241.
8. MEMBERS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING VA EDUCATION BENEFITS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER (ESO) FOR
GENERAL CLARIFICATION AND GUIDANCE.  ESO QUESTIONS REGARDING
TRANSFERABILITY POLICY MAY BE DIRECTED LT FRANK MARCHESKI, COMDT
(CG-1221), AT (202)475-5382.
9. MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.