Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2144 Subsistence Allowance
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART III — TRAINING AND EDUCATION › CHAPTER 106A — EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS ENLISTING FOR ACTIVE DUTY › § 2144
Summary
People who get education benefits also get a monthly living payment while in school. It is $300 per month (adjusted under section 2145) for full-time students and $150 for less-than-full-time. Months count as nine per academic year. Full-time means 12 or more semester hours (or equivalent, as determined 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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10 U.S.C. § 2144
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102