Armed Forces Deferment

Available for loans disbursed before July 1, 1993

To defer repayment of your loan(s) while you are on active duty in the Armed Forces, you must:

• Be on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard
• Provide your lender or servicer with copies of your military identification and orders or have your commanding or personnel officer certify the appropriate section on the Public Service Deferment Request Form

Borrowers enlisted in a reserve component of the Armed Forces or the National Guard (while on active duty status in the Army or Air Force Reserves) may qualify for this deferment only if they are:

• Serving full-time for a period expected to last at least one year, or
• Serving under an order for national mobilization

The above information summarizes portions of federal regulations promulgated under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the "Act"), as amended, and the Act itself, and does not purport to be comprehensive or definitive or to summarize or describe all of the provisions thereof. Such summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to such laws.

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