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B-219059 1 (1986-03-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmft0001 and id is 1 raw text is: V THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OIC lION . . OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-219059 DATE: March 24, 1986 MATTER OF: Corporal Maurice E. Marshall, USMC DIQEST: 1. A member of the Marine Corps who enlisted for 4 years under the Educational Assistance Program and reenlisted 10 months prior to the end of the first enlistment may receive his educational assistance benefits in a lump sum as provided in 10 U.S.C. S 2146 and implementing regulations. Language in the statute which indicates that a member should make the election of lump-sum benefits upon reenlistment at the end of the enlistment during which the benefits were earned does not limit the election only to those who reenlist at the end of the first enlistment. However, payment may not be made until he completes the initial 4 years of service. 2. A member of the Marine Corps who enlisted under the Educational Assistance Program is not limited to either the student loan repayment benefit or the educational assistance benefit, but may receive both types of benefits if he enlisted under both segments of the program and was otherwise eligible. The law does not restrict a member to one type of benefit, and the legislative history indicates that both types of benefits are available to the member for the same period of service, as does the implementing Department of Defense guidance. This action is in response to a request for an advance decision from the U.S. Marine Corps regarding payments to be made to Corporal Maurice E. Marshall, USMC, pursuant to the

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