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posted Feb 13, 2022 9:56:31 AM

On the profile page, It show I was a full time student and I active duty all year. I entered the military in 2021. IS this accurate

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Expert Alumni
Feb 13, 2022 10:57:01 AM

Yes, this is possible if you entered the military during the year and were a full-time student before.

 

According to the IRS:

"A full-time student is a student who is enrolled for the number of hours or courses that the school considers to be full-time attendance.

To qualify as a student, the person must be, during some part of each of any five calendar months of the year:

  1. A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school, or
  2. A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.

The five calendar months do not have to be consecutive."