DECEMBER 12, 2024 — The Army announced today policy updates to a pair of voluntary education programs for active-duty, Reserve, and National Guard Soldiers. The new guidance includes a $500 increase and two semester-hour increase for tuition assistance, and changes to the credentialing assistance program. “The Army recognizes the value of the tuition assistance and … [Read more...]
Better Serving Our Service Members Through Higher Education
AUGUST 28, 2024 - This year marks the 80th anniversary of the G.I. Bill®[1], a historic piece of legislation that created a range of benefits for veterans, most notably tuition assistance. In fact, 7.8 million of the 16 million American veterans returning from World War II took advantage of the G.I. Bill's education opportunities, and by 1947, half of college admissions were … [Read more...]
Army Rolls Out New Digital Learning Platform
APRIL 11, 2024 - U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) has launched ATIS Learning, a new and improved enterprise learning management system (LMS) that will serve as the Army’s primary platform for asynchronous digital learning. PEO EIS’ Army Training Information System (ATIS) product office rolled out the platform March 29 to replace the … [Read more...]
Boom & Bucket’s Student Scholarship Program
MARCH 12, 2024 - Boom & Bucket is offering a scholarship of $1,000 to be awarded each year to a student pursuing a heavy machinery-themed program. This scholarship is available to both currently enrolled students and future students who are planning to attend a program within the next 12 months. The program can be at a college or a trade school anywhere in the United States … [Read more...]
Scholarships for Military Children Opens 2024/25 Applications
JANUARY 13, 2024 - You may already be familiar with the commissary benefit, but did you know that Your Commissary works with its industry partners and community groups to support the military community in other ways, too? One example is our partnership with the Fisher House Foundation in support of the Scholarships for Military Children program, which recently began accepting … [Read more...]