• Break Pay is money you receive in between semesters
or terms. The VA pays
break pay
unless one of the following restrictions precludes payment for the break.
o
The break is more than 8 weeks.
o
The term before or after the break is shorter than the break.
o
Training time the last day of the preceding semester is less than 1⁄2
time.
o
The student withdrew from all courses during the preceding semester.
o
The student’s entitlement will exhaust and not paying the break is to
the
student’s advantage.
o
The student requests no pay for a break before payment is authorized.
o
The student is on active duty.