Government has officially cut the tuition assistance for military members. To be quite honest, I was banking on this tuition assistance to pursue my degree in accounting. This cut will not stop me from doing so as a military spouse and it should not stop anyone else from doing so either. I think that as a country we need to come together and get ourselves out of the hole that we are in. Politics is a very touchy subject and people will probably take offense to what follows.
The government has put forth so many incentives to joining the military and some which my husband and I take full advantage of right now. Although I do not agree with them taking this away from active duty members, I do not see the reason behind giving this benefit to the dependents. The government needs to do more for the service members, not their dependents. When you marry into the military you do it with the full understanding of your spouse's job and what can be at risk. Also, you do it for LOVE. We, as dependents, do not risk our lives everyday and most importantly do not work for the armed forces. When I was an employee for Staples they did have tuition reimbursement but it did not apply for any dependents. Granted, now you can apply for assistance as a parent but not everyone gets approved. The fact is the government did us a favor of granting us this assistance and if we get out of the hole we are in I am sure they will bring it back...or not.
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