GI Bill Timeline

Timeframes of Conflict

WWI

1917 - 1918

WW2

1941 - 1945

Korean War

1950 - 1953

Vietnam War

1964 - 1973

Beirut

1983

Grenada

1983

Tanker Wars

1987 - 1988

Panama

1989

Desert Storm

1990 - 1991

Boznia

1993 - 1995

Kosovo

1998 - 1999

Post-9/11 Global War on Terror

2001 - 2014

Major GI Bill Legislation and Duration

WI Soldier Education Bonus Law

1919 - 1925

GI Bill of Rights

1944 - 1957

Korean GI Bill

1952 - 1965

Vietnam Era GI Bill

1955 - 1989

Post-Vietnam VEAP

1976 - 1985

Montgomery GI Bill

1985 - 2025

Estimated expiration

Post-9/11 GI Bill

2001 - 2059

Estimated expiration

Influencing Events

Bonus Army March

1932

First Peacetime Conscription

1940