United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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First Time Users - Please review the WAVE User Guide

NOTE: You MUST have a current or active benefit award for MGIB-Active Duty (Chapter 30), or MGIB Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606), or Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP, Chapter 1607), or Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) in our system. Active records are those with activity in the last 12 months.


Post 9/11 GI Bill Students

Please note, this system is NOT being used for monthly verifications for the Post 9/11 GI Bill. You can verify your enrollment via text message or by calling the Education Call Center (ECC) 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551). The ECC can also help you opt into text verification. VA strongly recommends verifying enrollment via text.

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