FLIGHT
How to Complete the 85-15% Ratio Worksheet
The following will help guide you through each field on the worksheet.
Veteran: Name of veteran or ToE beneficiary
Start Date: The day the flight student had her/his first ground school or flight lesson in the course s/he
is pursuing. Once you know that, you must do the worksheet for the previous 30 days.
Example:
Veteran’s start date is June 1, 2013
Period Covered: All 30 days prior to start date. In our example, that would be:
From: May 02, 2013
To:
May 31, 2013
Date: Each day prior to the veteran’s start date. If using the example, above, you would list the dates
in the following manner:
05/02
05/03
05/04 and so on
Name Non-VA: The name of at least one non-VA student who trained on that date
Hours VA: Insert the total flight hours for all VA students on that particular date
Hours NVA: Insert the total flight hours in your programs approved for veterans’ training for all non-VA
students on that particular date
Hours Total: Add Hours VA and Hours NVA together for that particular date
You need to complete either the hours of flight or the total cost of instruction, but you do not need to
complete both sections. The option is yours depending upon whichever is to your advantage
Cost VA: Insert the total amount charged VA students for training on that particular date
Cost NVA: Insert the total amount charged non-VA students for training in your programs approved for
veterans’ training for that particular date
Cost Total: Add VA and non-VA charges for that particular date
# Days: Already filled in to assist in ensuring the 30 days prior to the start date are accounted for
TOTALS: Tally up each column
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85-15% RATIO: Percentage of veterans – take the total hours of VA students and divide the total hours
of flight training in your programs approved for veterans’ training that 30-day period. Alternately, you
can take the total amount charged VA students and divide the total charges to all students in your
programs approved for veterans’ training for that 30-day period.
EXAMPLE: For the period May 2 through May 31, a total of 63 hours of flight training was given
in all programs approved for veterans’ training. Of those hours, 52 were flown by VA students.
The result is that your ratio is 83% VA students (52 divided by 63) and you meet the
requirements of the ratio.
EXAMPLE: For the same period, a total of $11,500 was charged to all students enrolled in
programs approved for veterans’ training. Of that amount, $10,100 was charged to VA
students. The result is that your ratio is 88% ($10,100 divided by $11,500) and you do not meet
the requirements of the ratio. That particular VA student may not be enrolled for GI Bill
benefits.
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