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Quarterly Monetary TA Caps Stabilize Program

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100722-04
7/22/2010

From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy's Tuition Assistance (TA) program will apply quarterly monetary caps on the TA funds distributed to the fleet effective Oct. 1.

"This policy change will allow Navy to fairly and equitably distribute funds throughout the year," said Ann Hunter, Navy's voluntary education service chief. "Sailors have demanding schedules, to include required training and deployments. By ensuring funds are available throughout the fiscal year, it enables Sailors who are unable to take advantage of the program at a certain time to leverage the opportunity when their schedule allows."

Quarterly cap amounts will be determined based on historic usage rates and available funds, according to NAVADMIN 245/10 released July 21.

Sailors may continue to submit TA applications at any time; however, applications will be processed no more than 30 days from the beginning of the quarter for all courses that begin that quarter. Applications will be processed on a first come, first serve basis until the quarterly cap is reached.

"We remain focused on providing educational opportunities to the Force. Members who are affected by the delay of processing an application will be contacted by the Navy College Office to identify alternatives," said Hunter. "In addition, we encourage Sailors to look at the full range of educational opportunities, such as Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), and Pell Grants, in order to maximize their voluntary education."