Navy College Fund

The Navy College Fund (NCF) may add an additional $15,000 in educational benefits to your MGIB-AD benefits, for a total of up to $50,000. To be eligible, you must enlist in a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) that the Navy designates as critical or for which there is a shortage.

The program is better known as a Montgomery GI Bill kicker. The kicker is given to selected recruits upon enlistment. Usually these recruits are high school graduates with an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score of 50 or higher, but not always.

Eligibility

You must meet the following eight requirements to be eligible for the Navy College Fund. If you are elgible, AllMilitary.com can help you find schools where you can use the Navy College Fund.

1. Nonprior Service Enlistee

   Qualify for training in a selected Navy rating as a nonprior service enlistee.

2. Date Entering Service

   Enter active duty on or after Nov. 21, 1989

3. At Least Three Years

   Agree to serve on active duty for three or more years. (The time you serve depends on your program).

4. Diploma

   Have a high school diploma. (A GED won't cut it.)

5. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

   Score 50 or higher on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB is a multiaptitude test that rates how well you will perform in certain areas of the armed forces and in civilian career fields.

6. Age

   Be between the ages of 17 and 35.

7. Nonprior Service Enlistee

   Enroll in the MGIB-AD and agree to pay the required $1,200 pay reduction ($100 each month for 12 months).

8. "Honorable" Character of Service

   Receive an "Honorable" Character of Service.

Apply

The program has no application procedure. Eligibility is determined by your score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and is largely at the discretion of the Navy classifier who receives your recruitment paperwork. Your best bet is to score well on the ASVB and to meet the program's requirements for eligibility.