Guide · PCS & school
GI Bill® housing for online classes 2026–27
How the Post-9/11 GI Bill sets housing pay for online-only and in-person students from August 1, 2026, with side-by-side amounts at five school ZIPs.
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PCS & school
What a permanent change of station pays — dislocation allowance, mileage and travel days — and what the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays at a school, from the agencies’ own rate tables.
For a PCS move in 2026, the dislocation allowance for an E-5 with dependents is $3,548.02. Mileage (MALT) pays $0.235 a mile for PCS travel that starts on or after July 1, 2026. For the 2026–27 school year the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays private-school tuition and fees up to $30,908.34 and up to $1,000 a year for books, each multiplied by your benefit level.
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Guide · PCS & school
PCS money in 2026: DLA, mileage (MALT), travel days and PPM
E-5 with dependents, 2,800 miles from August 1: $4,206.02
What a 2026 PCS move pays: dislocation allowance by grade, MALT at $0.205 or $0.235 a mile from July 1, travel days by distance, and how a PPM is paid.
Guide · PCS & school
Post-9/11 GI Bill® 2026–27: tuition cap, housing by ZIP, tiers
San Diego, private, full time: 100% → $30,908.34 + $3,975.00/mo + $1,000.00
What the Post-9/11 GI Bill pays from August 1, 2026: tiers, the $30,908.34 private-school cap, housing from BAH by school ZIP, books and MGIB-AD rates.
Guide · PCS & school
Post-9/11 vs. Montgomery GI Bill®: how the payments differ
Side by side: how the Post-9/11 and Montgomery Active Duty GI Bill pay tuition, housing and books in 2026–27, with examples and the refund limit.