Before I begin, I want to state that I understand this was a luxury, not a right, and that I am thankful for the money I did get from the program, but I still find what is happening unfair.
As some of you may know, there is a program called MyCAA. Before the new changes took place, the spouses of active duty military members could receive up to $6,000 in tuition assistance that did not need to be paid back. My plan was to use this money for this school year, which would helped out tremendously sine I would not have had to use a lot of my student loans. Obviously, this would save me money in the long run.
Well, today I get online and check my email and guess what?! Starting October 25, those members with an active account will no longer be able to request money for tuition. This means, that I will be gipped out of $1500 that would have been used to pay for two of my classes in the spring semester. This is money they promised me and quite frankly, it's stupid they're taking it right back.
It is also frustrating when I planned the tuition fees for this upcoming school year around the program and then now, I can't use all the money I was told I would get.
Not only is this unfair to me, but with these new eligibility requirements, people who create accounts on October 25 cannot use the money toward BA's. That's another crappy stipulation. A lot of people are pursuing BA's these days and honestly, a lot of those people have a hard time paying for their degree. Why should they not be allowed to use that money for their BA's??
That's all I want to say about the matter, because well, I just had to get it out. I'll post another general update about things later tonight.
xoxo,
Megan
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