JANUARY 12, 2021 - Nothing is free. Unless it’s actually free. With a few basic requirements and a common access card reader that’s exactly what the Army Credentialing Assistance program’s $4,000 per year is — free educational assistance for soldiers. National Guardsmen have the responsibility of not only progressing in their military career but also their civilian career … [Read more...]
Navy Announces 2022 Advance Education Voucher Program
JANUARY 11, 2021 - Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced Jan. 9 the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY-22) Advanced Education Voucher (AEV) program. The AEV program provides financial assistance to selected senior enlisted personnel (E-7 to E-9) to complete post-secondary, Navy-relevant degrees through off-duty education. “The AEV program supports the continued … [Read more...]
USNCC Pilot Program Set to Launch January 2021
JANUARY 8, 2021 - The newly established United States Naval Community College (USNCC) is launching a pilot program this month with nearly 600 students from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard participating in the first phase of the program, serving as a template for future USNCC students. Northern Virginia Community College, the University of Arizona, the University of … [Read more...]
Navy Modernizes Tuition Assistance Debt Payments
JANUARY 4, 2021 - The Navy has modernized the way Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen can pay back tuition assistance (TA) debts beginning in January 2021. The new program provides service members with the option to pay their debt on a mobile device or computer using a debit card, electronic funds transfer (EFT) or via a PayPal account. Credit cards will not be accepted … [Read more...]
Navy Increases Accessibility to Financial Literacy Training via Navy e-Learning
DECEMBER 14, 2020 - The Navy is making financial literacy training more accessible to Sailors via the Navy e-Learning (NeL) website and an updated mobile application. In response to the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act that mandated the Department of Defense provide service members with additional financial literacy training, the Navy developed financial … [Read more...]