Soldiers Who Didn't Receive Tuition Assistance Due to Tech Snafu May Be Reimbursed by Army
The Army said Friday it will reimburse soldiers who may need to foot the bill for college courses this fall as glitches in the service’s tuition-assistance portal have kept hundreds of troops from accessing those funds. Army IgnitED, which connects soldiers with federal funds to cover the cost of college courses and other credentialing programs, […]
Army's Premier Education Benefits May Be on Chopping Block, with Tuition Assistance Cuts Being Considered, Too
The Army is seeking cuts to two major education benefits — a move that expands previously reported potential cutbacks to credentialing assistance for soldiers and that could affect more than 100,000 troops who tap the benefits each year. Last week, Military.com reported the Army was eyeing cuts to its Credentialing Assistance program. But the potential […]
Army Reserve Fixes Tuition Benefits Breakdown Just Before Students Enter Fall Semester
The Army Reserve has seemingly fixed its scholarship program after the service component ran out of money to cover education benefits earlier this week and did not message the breakdown to its troops. “We have resolved the temporary outage of tuition assistance funding which impacted some of our soldiers,” a statement from the Army Reserve […]
Army Says Its Long-Troubled Tuition Payment System Might Finally Be Getting Fixed
The University of New Mexico stopped accepting provisional Army tuition payments for its students last month after the service fell behind on paying its bills to the university. Students there who were using Army scholarships were told by the university to pay out of pocket or drop out. The Army had eight outstanding invoices but […]
Gov. Whitmer Signs Bill Extending Tuition Assistance to National Guard Family Members
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to give tuition assistance benefits to spouses and dependents of National Guard members Saturday. House Bill 4199 expands eligibility for tuition assistance to National Guard members’ family members and increases the funding cap from $10 million to $15 million. The Michigan National Guard Tuition Assistance Program provides financial assistance for service members attending any public […]
