Comments on: End of Tuition Assistance? http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/11/06/end-of-tuition-assistance Navy Blog containing the musings of a retired Navy Master Chief Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sean http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/11/06/end-of-tuition-assistance/comment-page-1#comment-830 Sean Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:11:48 +0000 http://www.navycs.com/blogs/?p=427#comment-830 One of the drawbacks of this bill (which, by the way, I will be taking FULL advantage of next year) is that it might entice younger servicemen and women to just roll on out. Not that getting out is a bad thing, but take your choice- 100% free college or head of on another deployment. Had this been MY choice at the end of my first ir second term I would have never retired. How many will get out and how adversely will it affect retention? One of the drawbacks of this bill (which, by the way, I will be taking FULL advantage of next year) is that it might entice younger servicemen and women to just roll on out.

Not that getting out is a bad thing, but take your choice- 100% free college or head of on another deployment. Had this been MY choice at the end of my first ir second term I would have never retired. How many will get out and how adversely will it affect retention?

]]> By: Ouch http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/11/06/end-of-tuition-assistance/comment-page-1#comment-828 Ouch Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:27:56 +0000 http://www.navycs.com/blogs/?p=427#comment-828 Keep in mind the TA benefit is completely separate from the GI-Bill. TA is a benefit used by active members that pays up to 100% of tuition costs, there is no $1200 obligation up front like the GI-Bill and the only requirement is that you get at least a C in the class (yes there are other restrictions but you get the jest of it). GI-Bill and TA are two different programs. Keep in mind the TA benefit is completely separate from the GI-Bill. TA is a benefit used by active members that pays up to 100% of tuition costs, there is no $1200 obligation up front like the GI-Bill and the only requirement is that you get at least a C in the class (yes there are other restrictions but you get the jest of it).

GI-Bill and TA are two different programs.

]]> By: Pittsburgh Bars http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/11/06/end-of-tuition-assistance/comment-page-1#comment-827 Pittsburgh Bars Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:47:03 +0000 http://www.navycs.com/blogs/?p=427#comment-827 The new tuition assistance bill is one of the best things that passed in recent years, IMHO. It updates tuition benefits to make them more valuable; more like the original bill that was passed for WWII vets. That was one of the best things that was helpful to Vets and helpful to the country. Man....I can think of lots of things to cut in lots of areas before they cut this. The new tuition assistance bill is one of the best things that passed in recent years, IMHO. It updates tuition benefits to make them more valuable; more like the original bill that was passed for WWII vets. That was one of the best things that was helpful to Vets and helpful to the country. Man….I can think of lots of things to cut in lots of areas before they cut this.

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