Chapter 1607: Reserve Educational Assistance Program

General Overview

The Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) is a program enacted by Congress to provide benefits to members of the reserve components who are called or ordered to "active service" in response to a war or national emergency as declared by the president or Congress.

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® has replaced the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) for Reserve and National Guard members called to active duty on or after September 11, 2001.  If you applied for REAP on or after November 25, 2015, you may still qualify for VA education benefits.

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