Air Force Tuition Assistance Program

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Force officially suspended military tuition assistance March 11. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the Air Force has officially suspended military TA for the remainder of fiscal 2013. The program will continue to be evaluated to 3/12/2013 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Tuition assistance for active duty and reserve Airmen has been temporarily suspended. Airmen with approved tuition assistance will not be affected by the suspension and will remain enrolled in their current courses. Changes to the application process and some of the guidelines for the air force tuition assistance program go into effect with classes that begin after Oct. 1. These changes will require supervisors to bear more responsibility for their Airmen filing for TA. The Air Force announced it is restoring tuition assistance one month after cancelling it in March. Tuition assistance covers the costs of undergraduate or graduate programs for active duty personnel, up to $4,500 per fiscal year. “It came back so fast we "Voluntary education and military tuition assistance programs continue to be integral to the recruiting, retention and readiness of Airmen and contribute to institutional competencies," said Kim Yates, Air Force Voluntary Education Chief. "In the long term According to the Air Force, the suspension of tuition assistance is necessary given the significant budget execution challenges caused by sequestration. The Air Force plans to evaluate the program in the coming months to determine impacts in fiscal year 2014. .

1/11/2013 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The air force tuition assistance program changed its policies Jan.3 to emphasize the importance of Airmen maintaining a 2.0 grade point average and a 3.0 for graduate level degrees. The new policies are set in RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Air Force joined other military branches U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard quietly suspended their assistance programs last week. A decision by the U.S. Navy is pending. The tuition assistance programs pay up to $250 .