Educational Assistance Test Program
38 C.F.R. Part ..., Subpart H
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01ECFR7c44d5831a5bee4 Eligibility and Entitlement
ECFR14759f3db7ce4dd Certifications
ECFR58117584efe1434 Administrative
ECFRaf8dc04f57f3a3c Claims and Applications
ECFRc1f9ffe70cc71d2 General
ECFRcfdc55a9d412957 Payments—Educational Assistance and Subsistence Allowance
ECFRe51ce831f219785 Courses
38 C.F.R. § 21.5701 Establishment of educational assistance test program.
(a) Establishment. The Departments of Army, Navy and Air Force have established an educational assistance test program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this program is to encourage enlistments and reenlistments for service on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period from October 1, 1980, through September 30, 1981.
(c) Funding. The Department of Defense is bearing the costs of this program. Participants in the program do not bear any of the costs.
38 C.F.R. § 21.5703 Overview.
This program provides subsistence allowance and educational assistance to selected veterans and servicemembers and, in some cases, to dependents of these veterans and servicemembers.
38 C.F.R. § 21.5705 Transfer of authority.
The Secretary of Defense delegates the authority to administer the benefit payment portion of this program to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and his or her designees. See § 21.5901.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-38.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
