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Q.: Is the new 13-month post-active duty student deferment available to all borrowers who are called or ordered to active duty service while enrolled in an eligible school at the time of, or within 6 months prior to, the activation?

A.: No, this deferment is available only to members of the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserve (including a member who is in a retired status) who is called or ordered to active duty service while enrolled in an eligible school at the time of, or within six months prior to, the activation. For more information see 34 CFR 682.210(u)(1).

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