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Military.com 5 Sep 2018 By Amy Bushatz
Purple Heart recipients on active duty will soon be exempt from a new policy barring troops from transferring their post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to their dependents if they cannot commit to an additional four years of service.
The policy update, announced in July, immediately excluded those who could not extend their service by four years, including wounded troops in the medical retirement process, from the ability to transfer. A change that takes effect in July 2019 will also block those with 16 years of service from making the switch.
Prior to the policy change, troops who served a minimum of six years and committed to serving an additional four years were eligible to transfer the education benefit to their dependents. Those who could not commit to additional service because their circumstances prevented them from doing so were allowed to make the transfer anyway.
But on Wednesday evening, the Defense Department changed gears, announcing the strict no-extension, no-transfer policy will not apply to currently serving Purple Heart recipients starting Aug. 31.
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