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Meet the British Royal Marine awarded a Bronze Star by the US Marine Corps
Royal Marine Maj. James Fuller deployed to Afghanistan on June 1, 2018, as part of the Marine Corps’ Foreign Personnel Exchange Program.
By Philip Athey
The Marine Corps is scrapping minimum in-service time requirements for using tuition assistance
Marines previously had to wait 18 months to use tuition assistance; before that it was two years.
By Shawn Snow
More sailors, airmen and Marines are using TA — but fewer soldiers
The biggest drops in the TA program over recent years have come in the Army. That trend shows no sign of letting up.
By George Altman
Everything you need to know about tuition assistance, by service
Did you know that you can earn a degree in the military without spending a penny of your own money and without using up any of your GI Bill benefits? Here’s everything you need to know about the rules governing TA, as well as some tips for getting the most out of the benefit.
By Natalie Gross
As TA use drops, could recent policy changes get more service members using the education benefit?
One of the perks of serving in the military is being able to go to college on the Defense Department’s dime. But the number of service members taking advantage of this education benefit — often hailed as a key military recruitment and retention tool — has been declining in recent years, with all branches seeing drops in fiscal 2017, federal data show.
By Natalie Gross