NOVEMBER 25, 2019 - Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike) welcomed representatives from approximately 25 colleges and universities to talk to the crew during Ike’s college fair Nov. 14. This event was sponsored by the ship’s educational services office (ESO) and held in Ike’s hangar bay. Sailors were given the opportunity to speak to … [Read more...]
Certification Process Eases for Student Recipients of Survivor Benefit Plan
OCTOBER 30, 2019 - A commitment to continuing education is an important investment in the future. This is especially true for a student covered as a child annuitant under the Survivor Benefit Plan, or SBP. The plan's child-annuity payments typically end when recipients turn 18. But if you are a recipient attending full-time school — in high school or at an accredited trade … [Read more...]
Minuteman ROTC Scholarship Campaign is Underway
OCTOBER 25, 2019 - United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) has six Army Reserve Minuteman Scholarships remaining to award this year. Army Reserve Soldiers and those planning to enlist can help pay for college through the Guaranteed Reserve Force Duty Scholarship Minuteman Campaign. It provides college students with an ROTC scholarship … [Read more...]
Navy Transforms Naval Education, Hires First Chief Learning Officer
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on Sept. 10 announced John R. Kroger as the Department of the Navy’s first-ever chief learning officer (CLO), who will lead and unify all Navy and Marine Corps formal education programs. Kroger comes to the Department from Harvard University, where he served as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and leader … [Read more...]
Submit Your Tuition Assistance, NCPACE Distance Learning Requests Now for FY2020
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 - If your plans for this fall include taking college courses, now is the time to select courses and apply for your Tuition Assistance (TA) and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education Distance Learning (NCPACE DL) funding. TA and NCPACE DL applications may be created, command approved and submitted in MyNavy Education on the Navy College Program … [Read more...]