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The Military Spouse Scholarship Program gives funding to spouses of service members pursuing career and education goals. Because of common setbacks caused by frequent military moves and underemployment, these scholarships help spouses achieve their goals and provide their family with financial stability, especially helpful if a service member ...
Spouses of veterans gain loan eligibility if: [5] 1. They are unmarried, and their deceased spouse died as a result of service-connected causes. 2. They remarry after the age of 57, and their deceased spouse died while on active duty. 3. They are the spouse of an active duty member who has been missing in action or a prisoner of war for at ...
The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) led program that provides information and training to ensure service members transitioning from active-duty are prepared for their next step in life - whether pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business.
Another change enables active-duty servicemembers and their G.I. Bill-eligible spouses to receive the annual $1,000 book stipend (pro-rated for their rate of pursuit), adds several vocational, certification and OJT options, and removes the state-by-state tuition caps for veterans enrolled at publicly funded colleges and universities.
Military spouses face a 21% unemployment rate that has not significantly changed over the past decade, according to information from the White House. More than 16,000 military, veteran and ...
The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) signed into law on November 11, 2009, was originally introduced by Congressman John Carter (Texas) during the 110th United States Congress. The MSRRA was written to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include protection of military spouses, with regards to voting, property and ...
Then Second Lady Jill Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama speak about the newly created Joining Forces initiative, 2011. Joining Forces is a United States government initiative, run out of The White House, that seeks to support the families, caregivers, and survivors of members of the United States Armed Forces. [1]
DOD Tuition Assistance is a US Department of Defense (DOD) program that fund higher education programming for US military servicemembers who wish to attend college before their service obligation ends. Currently, DOD TA funds servicemember's college tuition and fees, not to exceed $250 per semester credit hour or $166 per quarter credit hour ...