Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§2148 Duration of entitlement
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 › § 2148
Summary
Education benefits stop 10 years after the service member the benefits are based on retires, is discharged, or otherwise leaves active duty. If that member dies on active duty and the benefit is transferred to a spouse or dependent child, the benefits stop 10 years after the member’s death.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §2148
Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The entitlement of any person to educational assistance under this chapter expires at the end of the ten-year period beginning on the date of the retirement or discharge or other separation from active duty of the person upon whose service such entitlement is based. In the case of a member entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who dies while on active duty and whose entitlement is transferred to a spouse or dependent child, such entitlement expires at the end of the ten-year period beginning on the date of such member’s death.
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10 U.S.C. § 2148
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73