Types of Benefits

 Types of Benefits & Payment Rates

Eligibility Requirements:
  • Served on active duty on or after 9/11/01.
  • Honorable discharge from service.
  • Served a minimum of 90 aggregate days (excluding entry-level and skill training).
  • Eligibility can also be established if served at least 30 continuous days of active duty and discharged for a service-connected disability.
  • Active duty members are eligible on the 90th day after completion of entry-level training.

Use the BAH calculator and find out about the most up-to-date BAH rate under E-5 with dependents. SAC's zip code is 92706.

 Eligibility requirements:
  • First entered  active duty on or after 7/1/1985
  • Had $1,200 deducted from the first 12 months of military pay for participation in MGIB.
  • Have met their basic service requirement.
  • Have a high school diploma, GED, or complete 12 hours toward a college degree before applying for benefits.

Eligibility Requirements: 
  • Have received, or will receive, a discharge that is other than dishonorable.
  • Have a service-connected disability rating of at least 10% or a memorandum rating of 20% or more from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
  • Apply for Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E).
  • Benefit amount information can be obtained from the VR&E counselor.

Eligibility Requirements:  You must be the son, daughter, or spouse of: 
  • A veteran who died or is 100% disabled as the result of a service-connected disability.  The disability must arise out of active service in the Armed Forces
  • A veteran who died from any cause while such service-connected disability was in existence.
  • A service member missing in action or captured in the line of duty by a hostile force.
  • A service member forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power.
  • A service member who is hospitalized or receiving outpatient treatment for a service-connected permanent and total disability and is likely to be discharged for that disability. 

Eligibility Requirements:
  • Have a 6-year obligation to serve in the Selected Reserve.
  • Complete their Initial Active Duty for Training.
  • Serve in a drilling Selected Reserve unit and remain in good standing.
  • Obtained a HS diploma or equivalency certificate.  Completing 12 credits towards a college degree before applying meets this requirement.