Posted on Dec 30, 2016
New in 2017: Tuition assistance and virtual education
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In 2017, the Navy wants sailors to use their Virtual Education Center, which can provide sailors with counseling and tuition assistance processing help both online and over the phone. This past year, the Navy closed all but four of its Navy College offices on bases around the United States and the remaining four will be gone by Oct. 1, 2017.
Navy officials say they remain committed to fully funding tuition assistance, but in the context of their program — tuition, books and fees are covered fully for up to 16 semester credits per year.
Junior sailors generally are excluded from taking TA classes during their first year at their initial duty station, but COs can waive the requirement for sailors they feel are ready.
In fiscal year 2016, Navy spent a total of $88,763,000 in funding 45,809 sailors who took 131,161 total courses. The Navy’s budget for 2017 is nearly the same — $85,706,000.
Navy officials say they remain committed to fully funding tuition assistance, but in the context of their program — tuition, books and fees are covered fully for up to 16 semester credits per year.
Junior sailors generally are excluded from taking TA classes during their first year at their initial duty station, but COs can waive the requirement for sailors they feel are ready.
In fiscal year 2016, Navy spent a total of $88,763,000 in funding 45,809 sailors who took 131,161 total courses. The Navy’s budget for 2017 is nearly the same — $85,706,000.
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Neither tuition assistance nor virtual education are new SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL.
To be it is sad that the US Navy has closed all its brick and mortar all but four of its Navy College offices on bases around the United States and the remaining four will be gone by Oct. 1, 2017 and sailors must rely on remote education counseling and the buddy system.
1. It seems strange but now COs can waive the first-year-exclusion requirement for tuition assisted classes for sailors they feel are ready.
2. When somebody is interested in higher education but not sure about which degree to pursue having a a counselor present with them can be very beneficial.
3. I would have thought that the local Navy College office would be a great place to send textbooks for sailors who were deployed to pickup when they returned and to buy-back or store textbooks once the sailors have completed the classes.
4. Navy authorization for spending on education has been reduced in the budget from an actual $88,763,000 in Fy2016 to a 2017 budgeted $85,706,000.
SP5 Mark Kuzinski TSgt Joe C.LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SFC William Farrell SSgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) SGT Forrest Stewart SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Capt Tom Brown SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt Robert Marx SGT Robert George PO2 Ed C. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO3 Steven Sherrill
To be it is sad that the US Navy has closed all its brick and mortar all but four of its Navy College offices on bases around the United States and the remaining four will be gone by Oct. 1, 2017 and sailors must rely on remote education counseling and the buddy system.
1. It seems strange but now COs can waive the first-year-exclusion requirement for tuition assisted classes for sailors they feel are ready.
2. When somebody is interested in higher education but not sure about which degree to pursue having a a counselor present with them can be very beneficial.
3. I would have thought that the local Navy College office would be a great place to send textbooks for sailors who were deployed to pickup when they returned and to buy-back or store textbooks once the sailors have completed the classes.
4. Navy authorization for spending on education has been reduced in the budget from an actual $88,763,000 in Fy2016 to a 2017 budgeted $85,706,000.
SP5 Mark Kuzinski TSgt Joe C.LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SFC William Farrell SSgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) SGT Forrest Stewart SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Capt Tom Brown SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt Robert Marx SGT Robert George PO2 Ed C. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO3 Steven Sherrill
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