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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2144 Subsistence allowance

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART III— - TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Chapter CHAPTER 106A— - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS ENLISTING FOR ACTIVE DUTY › § 2144

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone receiving educational assistance under this chapter must get a monthly subsistence payment while they are in school. A full-time student gets $300 per month, adjusted under section 2145. A part-time student gets half of that adjusted amount. Months of payments are counted as nine months for each standard academic year of assistance the person has. A student is full-time if enrolled in 12 or more semester hours (or the equivalent, as decided by the Secretary concerned).

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2144

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Subject to subsection (b), a person entitled to educational assistance under this chapter is entitled to receive a monthly subsistence allowance during any period for which educational assistance is provided such person. The amount of a subsistence allowance under this section is $300 per month, adjusted in accordance with section 2145 of this title, in the case of a person pursuing a course of instruction on a full-time basis and is one-half of such amount (as so adjusted) in the case of a person pursuing a course of instruction on less than a full-time basis.
(b)The number of months for which a subsistence allowance may be provided to any person under this section is computed on the basis of nine months for each standard academic year of educational assistance to which such person is entitled.
(c)For purposes of subsection (a), a person shall be considered to be pursuing a course of instruction on a full-time basis if the person is enrolled in twelve or more semester hours of instruction (or the equivalent, as determined by Secretary concerned).

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2144

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73