The Department of Defense requires the return of unearned TA funds on a proportional basis through at least the 60% portion of the course regardless of the reason for withdrawal (service-related or otherwise). The return of any TA funds will be returned directly to the military service, not the service member.
The amount of assistance that a student has earned is determined on a pro-rata basis. That is, if 25 percent of the payment period has been completed, the student has earned 25 percent of the assistance that he or she was originally scheduled to receive for the payment period. Once a student has completed more than 60 percent of the payment period, he or she will be considered to have earned all of the TA funds. If a student has received more assistance than he or she has earned, the excess funds must be returned to the military service.
Approved:______________________________________________________________________
Monika Bissell, DBA
President